The International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology Protocols and Researches, Inc (ISMCBPR) announces that the Molecule of the Year 2004 is awarded to IAA-RP. The award goes to the researchers of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York with Dr. George Prell being the First Author. The announcement was made by Isidro T. Savillo, President of ISMCBPR. (Press Release)(HUM- MOLGEN NEWS)(CELLBIOL NEWS)
New York: Sprint Corp. announces a $35 billion deal to acquire Nextel Communications. With about $40 billion in combined yearly revenue the resulting company (called Sprint Nextel) will be the third largest wireless telephone service provider in the US. (MSNBC)
The Cassini-Huygensspacecraft completes its third flyby of Saturn's moon Titan successfully. The newly acquired data will be used to fine-tune the trajectory of the Huygens lander, scheduled for release on December 24.
IBM sells its PCHardware division to Lenovo, China's largest computer company. The $1.75bn deal will make Lenovo the world's third-largest PC vendor. "This acquisition will allow Chinese industry to make significant inroads on its path to globalisation," says Liu Chuanzhi, Lenovo's chairman. (BBC)(Xinhua)(USA Today)
Researchers from the New York State Department of Health and State University of New York in Albany demonstrate a device which allows people to interface with a computer through thought alone. "The results show that people can learn to use scalp-recorded electroencephalogram rhythms to control rapid and accurate movement of a cursor in two directions," say Jonathan Wolpaw and Dennis McFarlane. (BBC)(National Geographic)
