#56198: — 01/04  at  10:57 AM
In Sweden, pirates have their own political party.
Shiver me timber!

#56225: — 01/04  at  01:36 PM
Hey, maybe this is what's needed to gather public support for stem cell research:
Scientists grow mammary glands

anuary 05, 2006


AN Australian research team is closer to understanding breast cancer after they induced mice to grow new mammary glands from stem cells.
The research opens the possibility of growing complex organs, such as lungs, intestines and breasts for humans.

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute team in Melbourne says it's the first time a complex organ - other than the skin - has been grown from a single stem cell.

The project could help scientists understand the development of other organs, one of the lead researchers, Jane Visvader, said.

It also has important ramifications for cancer research, she said.
Scientists will be able to investigate how gene mutations occur, disrupting normal mammary development and eventually causing breast cancer.

#56345: — 01/04  at  09:57 PM
Well, who was it who said, "The Church of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is grounded on both faith and knowledge: we have faith that they are pink and we <i>know<> that they are invisible!" ?