December 2005 in Science - December 16, 2005

December 16, 2005

• The launch of GIOVE-A is rescheduled due to problems with the ground station network. (ESA)
• A study of dinosaur bones indicates that at least one species (Plateosaurus engelhardti) was adjusting the length of its growth period, which would lead to contradictions to the theory that dinosaurs had a single warm-blooded common ancestor. (BBC)
• Hwang Woo-suk defends his work in a press conference, stating that he intends to retract the controversial Science article because of problems with pictures and other documentation, not because of allegedly falsified data. (AP/YahooNews)