stem cells.
today two separate groups published the derivation of human, non-embryonic stem cells for the first time. one group was jamie thompson's out of the university of wisconsin-madison (the first lab to also isolate embryonic stem cells). this should assure dr. thompson a nobel prize.
this is a landmark day in the biotechnology field and is why i'm in this program at this point in time at this institution. madison has become a hot bed for biotechnology, partly because of a very pro-active university (with very talented scientists), partly because the city and state governments doing a good job of identifying the potential madison has in the field and nuturing it with cash, and partly other reasons (like a federal district court nationally known for pushing patent cases through in a short amount of time). i'm happy to be a part of it.
coincidentally, my 20-25 page paper is on embryonic stem cell ethics and regulation. i guess sometimes it is good to procrastinate, because a lot of what i was going to write about just, sort of, became obsolete.
happy thanksgiving everyone.
this is a landmark day in the biotechnology field and is why i'm in this program at this point in time at this institution. madison has become a hot bed for biotechnology, partly because of a very pro-active university (with very talented scientists), partly because the city and state governments doing a good job of identifying the potential madison has in the field and nuturing it with cash, and partly other reasons (like a federal district court nationally known for pushing patent cases through in a short amount of time). i'm happy to be a part of it.
coincidentally, my 20-25 page paper is on embryonic stem cell ethics and regulation. i guess sometimes it is good to procrastinate, because a lot of what i was going to write about just, sort of, became obsolete.
happy thanksgiving everyone.
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