In the News: Nov-20

Skin cells made to mimic stem cells - 20 Nov 2007 at 9:21am - Researchers have found recipes to give skin cells the power to turn into virtually any kind of human tissue ? a technique that could ease the ethical debate over stem cells.

Jury eyeing Blackwater in shooting of 17 - 20 Nov 2007 at 9:18am - WASHINGTON -- A federal grand jury is said to be investigating the role of Blackwater Worldwide security guards in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.

Two soldiers killed in Iraq helicopter crash - 20 Nov 2007 at 3:07pm - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A coalition forces helicopter crashed in Iraq on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and injuring 12, the U.S. military said.

Thought for the day:
Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few. -Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888), Table Talk (1877)