Wednesday, March 6, 2002

New York Times Dispute Over Cloning Experiments Intensifies By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON, March 5 — The public relations battle over cloning experiments intensified today in the Senate as opponents warned of "embryo farms" and proponents pulled out a Hollywood trump card, the actor Christopher Reeve. Mr. Reeve told lawmakers that the United States would "lose its pre-eminence in science and medicine" if the research was banned. Further information Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation TESTIMONY BY CHRISTOPHER REEVE MARCH 5, 2002 Science Daily — Transplanted Stem Cells Restore Function In Stroke 3:22:45 PM    comment VersionTracker.com More Info: Lineage Product Description Lineage is a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) where you and thousands of others can adventure side-by-side in the vast fantasy Kingdom of Aden. Become an elf, knight, magician, prince or princess, and form teams to fight evil and undertake epic quests. 3:04:37 PM    comment BBC News — SCI/TECH Happy mice skew results By BBC News Online's Ania Lichtarowicz Improvements in animal welfare in scientific laboratories are having an unexpected effect on test results. Dr Emma Hockly Researchers believe that because rats and mice are so well treated these days, the animals now respond slightly differently to the tests carried out on them. 2:48:42 PM    comment ABCNEWS.com Scientists Find Fossil of Feathered Dinosaur Paleontologists Say New Find Offers Conclusive Evidence Birds Came From Dinosaurs By Joseph B. VerrengiaThe Associated Press March 6 — Paleontologists working in China say they have unearthed the first fossil of a dinosaur that appeared to have mature feathers identical to those of modern birds, including long, showy plumage on its tail and hind legs. Further Information Fox News — Dinosaur With Mature Feathers Uncovered in China BBC News — Modern feathers found on Chinese dino MSNBC — Fossil adds to feathered dino debate 2:24:10 PM    comment A fight to the end Despite Daschle's concerns, America has no choice but to carry on Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle, D-S.D., has questioned the Bush administration's war plan. By Michael Kelly WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP WASHINGTON, March 6 — A few days ago, Tom Daschle, the Senate majority leader, was busy criticizing — more in sorrow than in partisanship, you understand — the Bush administration's plans for its continued war against terrorism. But on Monday, when The New York Times called for comment on the news of the combat deaths of seven American soldiers in Afghanistan, Sen. Daschle recalled that politics stops at the water's edge, at least sometimes: "As we look at our circumstances today," he said, "I think there is no question that there is strong support for the troops and for the president's leadership." 1:24:23 PM    comment Yahoo! News General: Hundreds of al-Qaida Killed BY STEVEN GUTKIN, Associated Press Writer BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) U.S.-led coalition troops have gained the upper hand after killing at least half the al-Qaida and Taliban forces holed up in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in the biggest joint offensive in the war, the U.S. commander said Wednesday. Several hundred more American troops were deployed in the rugged terrain of Paktia province — bringing their number to more than 1,000 — as were fresh forces from their Afghan allies. Working at altitudes sometimes about 10,000 feet, they engaged in continuous firefights with al-Qaida fighters and cleared several enemy caves. 11:29:04 AM    comment New Scientist Ozone layer will thin even as holes heal NewScientist.com news service A new study suggests that even as the ozone holes over the poles heal, ozone levels in mid-latitudes, where the majority of the world's population lives, are set to worsen later this century. And, unlike today, the ozone layer will be at its thinnest in late summer - at the height of the holiday season. The result could be soaring death rates from skin cancers. 10:34:43 AM    comment MSNBC Tomatoes may lower cancer risk MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Two servings a week can protect against prostate tumors: study   Spaghetti sauce appeared to give the most protection against cancer, the study found. March 5 [~]  The stuff that makes tomatoes red may help lower the risk of prostate cancer. In a new study, men who ate a diet rich in tomato sauce, ketchup or other tomato-based products containing the powerful antioxidant known as lycopene were up to one third less likely to develop the disease. 9:50:42 AM    comment

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