"A major step forward in the controversial practice of stem cell research occurred today as the FDA approved a leading bio tech company, Geron Crop, to conduct experiments on up to 10 patients with spinal chord injuries. The historic decision marks a reversal of ethics-driven policy restricting the study and medical application of embryonic stem cells; critics complain it destroys human life. Its proponents, however, look forward to capitalizing on the untapped potential of stem cells to regenerate vital tissue and organs: "This is the dawn of a new era in medical therapeutics," said the CEO of Geron. He stressed that the medical benefit of the practice "goes beyond what pills and scalpels can ever do."
growing up in a modern, western society when all problems were solved with pills, scalpels and needles (still going through it now, by the way) always made me wonder how truly "modern" this system has been. hearing about a potential for a medical revolution makes someone who has spent the past decade at the pharmacy hopeful for a better system of medical practice.
all i did this week, in case you were wondering, was
-crappy job interview
-rent documentaries on politics, media consumption and squeezing every penny from the sf library
-bloodwork
-spend every day attempting to contact the hospital back east to get prescriptions refilled, ironically
-decorate the apartment
-prepare meals from my new vegetarian cookbook
-rekindle old friendships
not nearly as magnificent as the stem cell thing, but almost
o, and by the way:
"The unemployment rate in the state of California hit 9.3% in December—up from 8.4% in November. The jobless rate is now the highest in 15 years. "The new data reflected lackluster holiday sales, continued home value declines and a heightened tempo of layoffs at companies across all sectors of the economy," the Los Angeles Times reports."
i should have went to france
love and loyalty
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