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MCG doctor battles for theory's approval Web posted Saturday, April 7, 2001 By Tom Corwin Staff Writer In a white turtleneck and gray-and-brown V-neck sweater, Dr. Gurkirpal Sohal doesn't look like a revolutionary. But sallying forth from his laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia, he is trying to set the world of developmental biology on its ear. Despite early rejection and ``humiliating'' reviews of his work from peers, Dr. Sohal is now getting government grants and battling for acceptance for what appears to be a previously undiscovered cell type that might hold the key to some birth defects and the way adult tissues regenerate. He calls them VENT cells, for ventrally emigrating neural tube cells. For Full Story click on.... http://augustachronicle.com/stories/040701/tec_071-6082.000.shtml ******** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn