For now,however, the method offers the promise of making a map of asbestos easier and faster than earlier ways.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

This is one of the reasons it was chosen for the genetic map, also called a genome.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

The genetic map,or genome, of the panda is the first for a member of the bear family.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

For this series, Maya Lin turned a series of map books into sculptures.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

A respected international think tank has released a new map showing, for the first time,the Taliban have a "permanent presence" in 80 percent of Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11