NAS panel urges ban on human reproductive cloning
The National Academy of Sciences panel says human cloning for babies should be illegal due to high risks to the clone and the birth mother, while supporting continued research on embryo clones. The report aligns with a 1997 bioethics commission finding. President Bush's bioethics council weighs ethical issues but offers no policy recommendations yet.
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President's Council On Bioethics
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University of Chicago
First saliva ovulation test OK'd by FDA
The FDA approved the TCI Ovulation Tester, the nation’s first saliva based kit to predict fertility. The device uses a hand held microscope and salt crystal ferning patterns to indicate ovulation, selling for 59.95 dollars when released.
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Food and Drug Administration
Veronica Calvin
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TCI Optics
Arafat confined to Ramallah headquarters by Israeli troops
Israeli tanks and an armored carrier restricted Yasser Arafat to his Ramallah office complex after a Palestinian gun attack killed six Israelis. F-16s struck a Palestinian Authority complex in Tulkaralm, wounding 61 and killing a policeman as Israel escalated pressure for Arafat to act against militants.
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Yasser Arafat
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Liceman
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Raanan Gissin
Derailed train leaks anhydrous ammonia in Minot area
A fertilizer train derailed near Minot North Dakota early Friday releasing toxic anhydrous ammonia gas over a neighborhood. One resident died and about 100 were treated for respiratory issues with 15 admitted to Trinity Hospital. Dozens evacuated as two cars continued leaking within a one square mile zone. Fire officials stabilized the scene by afternoon.
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Bob Wetzler
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Randy Schobinger
North Dakota
Trinity Hospital
Backlog Drop Spurs 30 Percent Rise in Immigrant Legal Residency
Washington INS reports legal immigrants rose 30 percent from 646,568 in fiscal 1999 to 849,807 in fiscal 2000, attributing the gain to reduced backlogs. Angela Kelley predicts leveling or decline after backlogs clear, while Cecilia Muñoz doubts full elimination.
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United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Angela Kelley
National Immigration Fo
Kelley
Cecilia Munoz
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