"Microbesoft" patents could put the squeeze on synthetic life J. Craig Venter is famous within the biological community for both his development of the "shotgun" method of genome sequencing and behavior that some view as egomaniacal. In a number of cases, ...

Chinese scientists "prove" tea can help fight obesity (Reuters) Researchers spent five years studying obesity, with the focus on children, the China Daily said. "They found that the polyphenol compound in tea -- especially Oolong tea -- can help obese people battle the ...