Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) evolved primarily from research facilities designed to meet the special needs of World War II. Presented by the National Science Foundation, this Web site provides a current listing of 36 FFRDCs located in the US, along with descriptions. Users can view the master list, arranged by departments; or view the centers by "geographic location"...

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Web site is a regularly updated database of grants and other federal programs available to State and local governments; Indian tribal governments; domestic public, private, profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. Visitors can search the database (e.g., a search using the keyword soil brought back 26...

Wednesday, June 19, scientists Jiangyu Zhu, a 30-year old Chinese citizen, and Kayoko Kimbara, a 32-year old Japanese citizen, were charged with stealing trade secrets from a laboratory at Harvard Medical School's department of cell biology. According to the federal complaint, the trade secrets included both biological materials and scientific documents relating to drug research that has the...