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Good Morning All, Here's the overnight "News & Views".... from the on-line media.... We just might get a "Fountain of Youth" yet! For now there's research... Cheers ..... murray * * * CHINA: China's First Cloned Calf Dies Soon After Birth http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020119/sc/china_cloning_dc_3.html The National Academies of Science Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Cloning http://www4.nationalacademies.org/pd/cosepup.nsf/web/human_cloning?OpenDocument United States Should Ban Human Reproductive Cloning Jan. 18 -- The United States should ban human reproductive cloning aimed at creating a child, says a new National Academies' report that considers only the scientific and medical aspects of this issue, plus ethical issues that pertain to human-subjects research. Links to: Press Release Full Report Glossary of Cloning Terms Introductory Remarks by Bruce Alberts Opening Statements Listen to the News Conference (requires RealPlayer 8 Basic) http://nationalacademies.org/ Background Studies: Conceiving a Clone - traces the development of cloning, looks at cloning techniques, and profiles scientists who are cloning pioneers. From ThinkQuest. http://library.thinkquest.org/24355/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0121 Cloning Humans: Can It Really Be Done? - Q&A from the BBC, March 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1211000/1211136.stm Q&A: Human cloning - from the BBC, August 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1480000/1480180.stm OPINION: WISCONSIN: Bill against stem cell research jumps ahead of science http://www.captimes.com/opinion/column/guest/9876.php VIRGINIA: Center Shifts Stem Cell Approach http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A231-2002Jan18.html ARTICLE: UCSF scientists find stem cells that control life span http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/18/MN190991.DTL * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn