Mar 16 The Business of E-Books By PBS News Hour This week, horror writer Stephen King became the first best-selling author to publish a work exclusively in electronic format. First-day sales of "Riding the Bullet" surpassed first-day sales of all King's best-selling books on paper. Continue reading
Feb 16 Falsified Bone Marrow Study By PBS News Hour Amidst the discovery of a falsified study about bone marrow transplants, a major insurer declares it will not cover the controversial breast cancer treatment. Continue reading
Dec 28 Clinton Proposes Regulation of Internet Drug Sales President Clinton today proposed requiring Internet sites to obtain federal approval for selling prescription drugs or face severe fines. Continue reading
Dec 08 Questions and Answers with Dr. Kathy Zoon By PBS News Hour Dr. Kathy Zoon of the federal Food and Drug Administration oversees the roughly 200 gene therapy clinical trials now underway in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 03 No Word From Mars Lander More than hour after the first scheduled transmission, NASA's Mars Polar Lander remains quiet. Undeterred, NASA's spokesman told reporters, "they believe that the Polar Lander could simply be in safe mode."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Unscrambling Dyslexia New research shows that different patterns of brain activity may account for the neurological disorder known as dyslexia. Phil Ponce asks the experts to discuss the findings. Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Background: Unscrambling Dyslexia New research shows that different patterns of brain activity may account for the neurological disorder known as dyslexia. Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Water on the Moon Phil Ponce speaks with NASA scientist, Alan Binder, about the new discovery of water on the moon. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Expanding Universe Margaret Warner speaks with cosmologist Adam Riess about a new information report which states that the universe is expanding more rapidly now than in past years. By using exploding stars as a tool indicating distance, the discovery was made. The… Continue watching