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Hungry No More

Feb 22, 2007

In a bid for tenure, James Sherley, a biological engineer at MIT, gave up eating. After 12 days, he abandoned his fast that highlighted issues of racism in campus practices. The Boston Globe reports that Sherley lost 20 pounds during his hunger strike. Sherley still does not have tenure and MIT says that decision is final.

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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.