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Scientists, for their part, were singing a different tune. "It's a tremendous advance," says Paul Berg, a Nobel laureate from Stanford University and a major backer of California's independent stem-cell initiative. "The Koreans' work is incredibly impressive," says Stephen Minger, director of the stem-cell biology laboratory at King's College, London. "It is fantastic--a major, major breakthrough...
...Berg, Melton and their American colleagues, there is a touch of envy blended with the praise. Stem-cell research in Asia--not just in South Korea but in China, Japan and Singapore as well--is rapidly outdistancing the work being done in the U.S., reflecting, in large part, real differences in government policy. South Korea, for example, recently banned the use of cloning techniques for the creation of babies but fully supports Hwang's work--to the tune of $2 million a year. By contrast, researchers in the U.S. who want to study human embryonic stem cells are restricted...
...best memories from this year involve chatting about some random topic over barely-edible food with a group of the most interesting people I have ever met. Forget the dead white men adorning the walls—my friends are what bring me back to the ‘Berg every...
Following further discussion with Doctorow, however, the selection committee for the lecture series rescheduled his appearance, said Staff Assistant and Event Coordinator Jeffrey M. Berg. “After canceling, Mr. Doctorow expressed sincere interest that he wanted to speak in the spring as originally planned,” Berg said. “We’re pleased to announce that he will be joining us after...
According to Berg, Doctorow’s first visit under the lecture series...