Hope persists for stem cell therapy despite fraud scandal
Wall Street analyst Henry Stifel, a quadriplegic, stays hopeful about spinal cord research. Parents like Moira Stanford of Plymouth, Massachusetts, urge continued US science funding as investigators prove Hwang Woo-suk’s fraud, arguing stem cells remain key to future diabetes and paralysis treatments.
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New Orleans drafts audacious rebuilding blueprint after Katrina
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission heads a public unveiling of ambitious plans to rebuild the city. Proposals include reviving a jazz district, expanding bike paths and rail, and a top school system while directing funds from a $29 billion federal relief pool. The plan aims to allow all neighborhoods to rebuild, balance flood defenses, and restore wetlands as Gulf buffers with input from urban experts and residents.
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