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STEM CELLS Before admitting to ethical lapses last week, the same Korean researcher who created Snuppy the cloned puppy (see "Cloning") shocked Western scientists by producing 11 custom-made human-stem-cell lines from the cloned skin cells of individual patients. The labs' procedure was surprisingly efficient; Woo Suk Hwang and his team needed on average only 17 human eggs to grow each of the cell lines (in contrast to the 242 eggs they needed to make a single stem-cell line just 15 months earlier). Research like this may someday lead to treatments for a wide range of disorders...
...there's any consolation for Dr. Woo Suk Hwang, the South Korean stem cell pioneer who abruptly resigned Thursday from an international stem cell facility he helped to found amidst an ethics controversy, it's this: at least his own lab now has plenty of women willing to donate their eggs for research...
...year for Hwang. His lab produced a series of major steps forward in 2005, including the creation of the world's first cloned dog, Snuppy, by a process that was named by TIME earlier this month as the Invention of the Year. At a website called "I Love Hwang Woo Suk," decorated with a Korean flag and pictures of Hwang with Snuppy, many members have posted messages saying they would love to donate eggs. The founder of the site staged a 10-hour, one-man demonstration in front off MBC's offices Thursday, holding a candle as he stood...
...look for the “thick envelope”: the large package presumably filled with the posters, housing forms, and other materials sent out to accepted students. It’s the first time a university makes its pitch to admitted students, and many schools look to woo with glossy fliers and full-color pamphlets...
...Cambridge gears up for its City Council elections tomorrow, political hopefuls across the city are making a final push to woo uncertain voters. Although the council is known for its low turnover, none of this year’s incumbents are resting on their laurels.In an election with all nine incumbents hoping to renew their terms and several challengers pushing for council seats, electoral success is far from guaranteed, even for the most seasoned of politicos.This past weekend, The Crimson followed three of this year’s council incumbents—Kennedy School of Government (KSG) student and current...