Monday, November 29, 2004

Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy

Yahoo News reports from Singapore, that a a woman has been partially healed from paralysis using stem cells from her umbilical cord. Cool article.
Article
Is this ethical? Is any of this research ethical?
-Palm Boy
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Planting human cells in animals, causing human organs to grow within that animal, then harvesting the organs for transplants into a human body. I didn't know they could do this.Is this right? Wrong? Does anybody else know more about this?
-Liz

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

For your information....

Here are some links that I found interesting:

Disturbingly racist cartoons of Condoleeza Rice

Hillary Clinton: A Southerner AND an Evangelical Christian

"Black Is Bigot" by Rich Lowry---interesting commentary on the growing number of African Americans that vote conservative. Good to read along with:

"Winning Values" by Rich Lowry--Democrats are wondering "what are values" and "how can we get them?" since the latest election

"Man of Faith, Man of the Hour" by Bob Jones--The people voted for their values in this election, and it showed.

Recent Quotes:

"When Achilles died, the Greeks were in trouble."
- Conservative activist and Bush ally Grover Norquist, predicting that Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's loss in South Dakota will make other Senate Democrats from "red states" less likely to oppose Bush policies.

"We have lost the ability to connect with people's value systems."
- U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), on the inability of Democrats to attract the votes of churchgoers and others motivated by moral concerns.

"Autumn is the time of year that all the states turn red."
Late-night talk-show host David Letterman after the election.

"I just wanted to make sure I did this before I headed into the fight."
Marine Corporal Keith Arguelles, beaming and dripping wet after being baptized in a rubber dinghy filled with water in Iraq. About 35 marines gathered in a brick chapel for worship, prayer, and baptism as they prepared for the attack on Fallujah.

Quotes courtesy of WORLD Magazine, www.worldmag.com


Monday, November 01, 2004

U.S. Arrogance

China blasts U.S. entrance into Iraq as "arrogant"
Read their statement about Bush and Iraq. Its really lame and almost laughable coming from China.