Word: breakthroughs
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...researchers at Seoul National University stunned the medical community in May when, in a study published in the U.S. journal Science, he reported that he had successfully produced tailor-made stem cells from 11 cloned human embryos-an unprecedented feat. Though controversial, Hwang's research was hailed as a breakthrough because it appeared to move scientists a step closer to being able to treat a variety of afflictions, from spinal-cord injuries to Alzheimer's, by using a patient's own dna to grow perfectly matched tissue to restore defective or damaged organs...
...Hwang, who this year became the first scientist to clone a dog, was already under fire after being forced to apologize in November for ethical lapses in his work. It was revealed that many of the eggs used to produce human stem cells in his first breakthrough work at the start of 2004 had come from two of his own researchers or from donors who had been paid-both serious breaches of medical ethics. But it seems that Hwang still has one last chance to vindicate himself: by proving that his frozen stem-cell colonies are authentic and that...
...perhaps the most incongruous cultural convergence, both the Fugees’ breakthrough hit “Ready Or Not” AND Mario Winans’ recent single “I Don’t Wanna Know” sample Celtic new age diva Enya’s plaintive melody “Boadicea” (same beat, different key and drums). In the words of Jay-Z (who notably ripped orphan Annie for “Hard Knock Life”), “What more...
Burke wants product samples ready in a year and a product launch in two years. Should he succeed, the result could be revolutionary. Don't think about longer-lasting lightbulbs; think about the price of oil coming down $20 a barrel. It won't be easy, but what breakthrough...
...medical inequality in our world but also the ingenuity and talent to create and apply practical solutions to health problems. As a future physician, I am inspired by the achievements of Farmer and all your other Global Health heroes. People often talk about medical problems in terms of finding breakthrough cures and medications. Your report has given me a greater appreciation of the distinctly different challenge of making medical solutions available to those who otherwise could not obtain them. Edward Chan Evanston, Illinois...