Play53min 51secA giant step toward manmade lifeMarch 25, 2008 12:00 AMScientists have stitched together the chemical components of an entire bacterium. Midmorning looks at the ethical implications of this feat, and finds out what other building blocks of life they've discovered.
Play3min 27secBiodiesel backers seek same boost as ethanolMarch 13, 2008 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillMinnesota already leads the nation in the manufacture and use of ethanol. Now the Legislature is considering a big boost for biodiesel.
Play53min 55secDoctors and doubtMarch 10, 2008 3:14 PMSome patients hope for an omnipotent physician, others want to know if their caregiver has even a hint of doubt as to the patient's diagnosis or treatment. Midmorning examines the role of uncertainty in medical care.
Play3min 59secEnergy efficient house saves money with a small carbon footprintMarch 7, 2008 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillA new house in Duluth uses 25 percent of the amount of energy as an ordinary three-bedroom home.
Play53min 59secMinnesota tries to keep a med tech edgeMarch 6, 2008 12:00 AMIf you work in the medical technology or bioscience field, chances are you work for a small company. An alliance of the state and private sector attempts to nurture smaller companies with the next big ideas. But do these incubators really work?
Play53min 54secLooking beyond the starsMarch 4, 2008 2:23 PMAstronomer Heidi Hammel is bringing galaxies and planets into closer view with her work on the new James Webb Telescope. Midmorning spotlights her expertise on outer planets like Neptune and Uranus, and experience with the Hubble Telescope.
A new fight over cochlear ear implantsFebruary 28, 2008 3:00 AMBy Lorna BensonInsurance companies who cover one cochlear implant are balking at covering a second, in spite of evidence that two work better than one.
Play4min 35secComic novelist combines design with infamous experimentsFebruary 27, 2008 4:30 PMBy Euan KerrGraphic designer Chip Kidd is one of the most sought-after book cover designers in the country. He's also a novelist, and his latest book, "The Learners," deals with the infamous Milgram experiments.
Play3min 44secExhibit on Nazi eugenics opens at Science MuseumFebruary 26, 2008 1:58 PMAn exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota looks at how the Nazis used science to help legitimize the Holocaust. "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" explores the Nazi eugenics movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
Play5min 27secTake that, rogue satelliteFebruary 21, 2008 3:00 PMBy Nikki TundelThe United States shoots down a defunct spy satellite.