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Gene Patents and Palm Trees

Mar 12, 2007

The Florida representative from Indialantic is sponsoring a Congressional bill to prohibit human gene patenting. Florida Today tries to explain gene patenting to Rep. Dave Weldon’s home district in this article. The article covers several sides of the fragmented debate, showing that many people involved may just be of two minds.

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Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.