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More Progress on Cell Reversion

Scientists continue to make headway on the goal of reverting adult cells back to an embryonic stem cell state. From the story:Their procedure makes ordinary skin cells behave like stem cells. If the same can be done with human cells - a big if - the procedure could lead to breakthrough medical . . . . Continue Reading »

Testing Time: Are Democrats Pro Science?

We hear a lot of sturm and drang that President Bush is “anti-science” because of his opposition to human cloning and full federal funding of destroying embryos for ESCR. But these positions don’t make the President anti-science: That dispute is about ethics. People can agree or . . . . Continue Reading »

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