Britain opens world’s first national stem cell bank
The Associated Press reports Health Minister Lord Norman Warner announce Britain’s national stem cell bank aims to store and distribute stem cells to researchers worldwide. The facility at Potter’s Bar will use lines from King’s College London and Center for Life Newcastle and accept fetal and adult sources.
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Priest honored for work in Jamaica
Monsignor Richard Albert known as the ghetto priest has built Jamaica's largest faith based outreach network through St. Patrick's and Stella Maris Foundations. His 15 centers provide training, medical care, AIDS work, and home based businesses. He will receive the Opus Prize worth 1 million dollars in San Francisco.
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Land mines compound fight in Colombia rescue halted
In Colombia the surge of land mine casualties has grown to over 800 dead or wounded since January 2003. Army Pvt. Sergio Sanchez lost a leg, now uses a wheelchair awaiting an artificial limb, as the nation faces a humanitarian disaster amid FARC mine campaigns and stalled clearance efforts.
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