The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said a team aboard the scientific drilling ship Chikyu had started a trial extraction of gas from a layer of methane hydrates about 300 meters, or 1,000 feet, below the seabed Tuesday morning.
This is the first time a court has started a juryless trial".
The US company Novavax has started a clinical trial of its monovalent virus-like particle (VLP) H7N9 vaccine, and Inovio, also based in the US, recently presented data showing that its H7N9 vaccine is 100% protective in animals.
Pfizer, which sponsored the study, has started a more definitive trial aimed at winning approval of the drug, crizotinib.
Torfaen council has started a 12-month trial using a private security firm to fine people caught littering or allowing their dogs to foul pavements.
The company that makes the compound, Tekmira, based in Burnaby, Canada, has started a human safety trial of a related drug to treat Ebola virus disease, and researchers hope that it, too, might offer protection even after a patient has started to feel ill.
Amazon today announced that it has started a small private drone delivery trial in the UK.
Dr Chang and Dr Wicha have started a clinical trial which uses MK0752 in combination with standard chemotherapy.
Swedish researchers have started a clinical trial to assess whether a prostate cancer drug could help prevent pedophilic behavior and they're counting on online donations to help finish it.
"We have started a very simple trial asking staff to use the risk assessment tool," Ms Campbell said.
