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DIED. WARREN HARDING, 77, first rock climber to scale Yosemite's El Capitan, who opened the door to "big wall" climbing in the U.S.--nicknamed "Batso" for his batlike tendency to hang from cliffs; of liver failure; in Happy Valley, Calif...
REPAIR KIT In a scientific first, researchers report that adult stem cells circulating in the bloodstream don't just regenerate the blood supply; they can also morph into skin, liver and intestinal tissue. What's the significance? The news suggests that the body may have a stash of universal repair cells, capable of being dispatched to wherever they are needed--and which someday may be used to treat disease without having to rely on the controversial stem cells taken from human embryos...
...each other for turf and customers, being aggressive to passers-by," says Jean-Pierre Clavien, a local shopkeeper. "They created fear and insecurity in the neighborhood." Last week all that aggression culminated in the death of one dealer - an asylum seeker from Sierra Leone - who was stabbed in the liver, apparently after giving chase to a buyer who had run off without paying for his coke...
Winter Olympians, happily, aren’t as objectionable. It’s very difficult to dislike David Parra and I certainly rooted for Chris Klug, who came back from a liver transplant to win a bronze in snowboarding’s giant slalom...
...Flowers' was only one of many feel-good stories in Salt Lake City. Chris Klug, liver transplant recipient, won a bronze medal in giant slalom snowboarding. Bode Miller, with his ferocious final runs in event after event, established himself as the most exciting comeback kid in skiing history. Parra, separated for much of the last year from his wife, who was back home in Miami giving birth to their first-born while he was training with the team in Utah, said he hoped his dedication would inspire kids of Latin heritage. Cuban American speed skater Jen Rodriguez...