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...stem cells zealously endorse the President's stem-cell policies...
...higher education hoping for research grants, according to Alex Knott, political editor for the CPI. Harvard Senior Director of Federal and State Relations Kevin Casey said that this type of lobbying is important because Harvard relies on the $450 million per year it receives in federal funding for research. Stem cell research is one current focus of this research spending. “Stem cell research continues to be an issue of importance,” Casey said. “In conjunction with other research institutions, we work to increase the number of stem cell lines the government will...
...entrepreneurs who are working to alleviate pain at the pump as well as human suffering. They produce energy-sparing new approaches to solar power, nanolighting and even a handheld haz-mat detector. Others are doing amazing work in creating synthesized disease killers, minting silver bullets for pathogens or using stem cells to cure heart disease. On the security front, there are new analyzers, sensors and antivirus hardware that could make our cities and computer networks safer. Finally, someone invented a way to clean up the e-waste left over when all that technology goes out of date in the next...
...stage to steer the Italian public closer to the Church's teachings. In 1974 and 1981, Italian citizens voted in referendums to legalize divorce and abortion respectively. But in June, the public failed to ratify a proposal that would have overturned Italy's restrictive laws on assisted fertility and stem-cell research. Politicians of all stripes acknowledge Ruini as the architect of that victory, thanks to a strategy that simply called for Italians to stay home. The measure attracted a voter turnout of 25.9%, far below the 50% required for a binding result. And he hasn't stopped there. Buoyed...
...doctors hope to further reduce the danger of rejection by injecting the patient with stem cells taken from the bone marrow of the original donor. That is an experimental approach in which the donated stem cells should, in effect, teach the woman's immune system to tolerate the graft...