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...debate about the use of embryonic stem cells to grow replacement tissue (brain, liver, etc.) is about to get much more complex now that scientists have turned stem cells from mouse embryos into viable eggs. The report in Science set researchers' imaginations ablaze. Could this technique provide an endless supply of human eggs? And since scientists turned cells from both female and male mice into eggs, could it overturn traditional notions of parenthood? Could males make egg cells? Could gay couples produce genetic offspring? So far, the research holds promise only for gay mice...
Having served its dual function of introducing the X-folk--saber-clawed Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), telekinetic Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), weatherwoman Storm (Halle Berry), etc.--and earned $300 million worldwide, X-Men has spawned the requisite sequel. Singer saw the first film as a primer; now he has eyes for an epic. X2 is half an hour longer, miles more ambitious and a bit better than the wowless original...
...Everyone dropped everything in April to work on it as soon as the administration gave the go-ahead—people ignored finals, their other work, etc.—but they did not give us permission to sell tickets yet,” Lee says...
...replication were possible it's likely to be on a scale that's pretty harmless. A more realistic fear, at least for many who actually work in the field, is that unfounded panic could hold back important research. That's not good enough for Hope Shand, research director of ETC Group, a Canada-based social-advocacy organization that wants a global moratorium on nanotech research until health, safety and environmental tests are carried out. It was ETC Group's research into the dangers of nanotech that stirred Prince Charles to intervene. "If there have been industry studies indicating that these...
...More collaboration and less duplication between arts-related academic departments and other departments (ART, the Museums, the OFA, etc...