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Same Debate, Different Century

Oct 06, 2008

Science history buffs can head over to the Smithsonian's Flickr page to check out restored photographs from the Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes trial. The pictures were taken by Watson Davis, who was the managing editor of Science Service, during the trial in Dayton, Tenn., in 1925. In 2005, the Smithsonian restored 52 negatives; 39 of those are now online.

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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.