For the first time, researchers have been able to confine and study an individual protein, one that plays a key role in photosynthesis, without having to pin it down so tightly as to alter its fundamental behavior..  More.

Federal tax policies should incentivize commercial deployment of advanced industrial biotechnologies, which can create jobs, reduce reliance on petroleum, and achieve greenhouse gas reductions..  More.

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Cabinet has endorsed a climate-protection draft law today that would cap industrial emissions and thrust the second-biggest economy into the $125 billion market for trading carbon credits..  More.

Telegraph staff reports About 300 young women in grades sixth through ninth gathered at North Platte Community College on Tuesday to attend the annual "Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics" conference. The purpose of the conference is to help young women explore career options in science, mathematics and non-traditional fields..  More.

Faced with revenue shortfalls, Gov. Jay Nixon unveiled a proposal in Thursday that he said would cut $500 million from next year's budget, the same morning he authorized $125.7 million in cuts for this year's budget..  More.