Some old stuff...
From the Wednesday (August 1) LA Times:
Stem cell dissent roils states
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Nine months ago, Missouri voters became the first in the nation to pass a constitutional amendment protecting embryonic stem cell research.
Ever since, opponents have been working feverishly to overturn it.
They have not yet succeeded in criminalizing the research — though they hope to accomplish that in the next election. But they have created so much uncertainty and mistrust that scientists who just last fall viewed Missouri as a beacon won't even consider moving here now.
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And Thursday's Shreveport Times:
Live animal labs becoming a thing of the past for medical schools
The number of medical schools offering the option for students to learn in a live animal laboratory keeps dwindling.
As of 2006, 21 of the 125 medical schools in the country still used live labs, but since that time, eight more have stopped using live dogs, pigs, or other animals as teaching tools in physiology, pharmacology and surgery classes, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington, D.C.-based group that promotes nonanimal educational alternatives.
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And Saturday's Chicago Tribune:
Doctor of the nation
The president's nomination for the next surgeon general looks to be in deep trouble. The nominee, Dr. James Holsinger, wrote a graphic paper years ago on homosexuality that has riled gay and lesbian activists and others. In recent testimony before a Senate committee, Holsinger appeared to disavow the 1991 paper, saying that it has been taken out of context and "does not represent where I am today [and] who I am today." He said that if confirmed as surgeon general, he would be an advocate for the health of all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation. And then he pledged to crusade against childhood obesity.
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