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2011 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' could be biggest everMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:21PMResearchers have examined the scope and size of this year's "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and have measured it currently to be about 3,300 square miles, or roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined, but some researchers anticipate it becoming much larger.

Gulf 'dead zone' may triple in sizeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:17PMResearchers measuring the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico say it is currently about 3,300 square miles but some scientists say it could become much larger.

Texas A&M research team says Gulf dead zone may expandSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:38AMA team of Texas A&M oceanography researchers recently spent five days at sea taking measurements of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, which they determined to be about the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. But scientists ...

This Week in Cancer ResearchSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:14AMIn Cancer Research this week, researchers from the US and China say that the in vivo programming of tumor antigen-specific T lymphocytes from pluripotent stem cells promotes cancer immunosurveillance . In this study, the team shows that highly reactive antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cells can be generated from induced pluripotent stem cells to provide an unlimited source of functional cytotoxic T ...

Gulf dead zone already bigger than DelawareFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:23AMshare: digg facebook twitter DiMarco's was the first comprehensive cruise of the northern Gulf of Mexico to be conducted in June. Since the mid-1980s, a Louisiana-based group led by Nancy Rabalais has cruised the Gulf nearly every July, the end of which being when dead zones are believed to peak. Finding a dead zone off the Texas coast this summer was mildly surprising, as the state's drought ...