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---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From Time.. Good summary of history of stem cell research, focusing on Dr. Douglas Melton. Stem Cell Research: The Quest ResumesBy ALICE PARK Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009"Even during the dark days of the Bush Administration's stem-cell restrictions, Melton helped keep the field going, culturing cells and getting them into labs."Scientific inspiration can come from anywhere — a person, an event, even an experiment gone awry. But perhaps nothing can drive innovation more powerfully than the passion born of tragedy. Or, in Douglas Melton's case, near tragedy. The co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) is one of the leading figures in the search for cures for presently incurable diseases, and his breakthrough work is challenging many long-held beliefs about the ways biology and human development work. full article at: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874717-1,00.html __._,_.___ ,_._,___ ____________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn