Wired: Top Stories (5 unread)
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U.S. Government Seeks Input on Vaccine Policy
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT by Associated Press
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The government begins an unprecedented effort to give vaccine critics a say in shaping how the nation researches safety questions surrounding immunizations.
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Feds Admit Accidents With Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Associated Press
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The Bush administration acknowledges several accidents occurred at the only U.S. lab allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease. The incidents are worrisome because an outbreak of the disease could devastate the livestock industry.
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Skin-Breathing Frog Offers Insight Into Species Evolution
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 4:15pm EDT by Associated Press
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Scientists discover an aquatic frog that has no lungs and breathes through its skin in a remote area in Indonesia. The finding, which appears in this week's edition of the peer-reviewed journal Current Biology, could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species.
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TV Networks Take Risks on Web Viewers
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Associated Press
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Television networks, seeking new ways to tap into revenue through online ads, attract new viewers and keep loyal fans, are making bigger, riskier bets on Internet delivery of their shows.
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Wired's Geekster Handbook, a Field Guide to the Nerd Underground
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Troy Brownfield
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From comics-crazed fanboys to fetishist otakus, here's our guide to spotting each species of geek out there in the wild.