Articles - February 2005 en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/289/1/Moving-Stem-Cells-Front-and-Center/Page-1.html By ANDREW POLLACK - New York Times IRVINE, Calif. - Hans S. Keirstead might be the Pied Piper of stem cells - and not just because he makes rats walk. He also helped lure Californians to the polls last fall to approve spending $3 billion of the state's money on embryonic stem cell research over the next decade. But he has critics who worry that he may be leading their new field too far, too soon into uncharted territory.Dr. Keirstead, an assistant professor at the University of California campus here, has been making paralyzed rats walk again, using a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/59/1/Now-Dirty-Harry-Is-Gunning-for-the-ADA/Page-1.html ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY - JOHN M. WILLIAMS - MAY 10, 2000But Clint Eastwood and other critics should hold their fire until they get the facts straightI'll apologize to no one for the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's one of the greatest laws ever passed. The ADA covers all races, both genders -- all working-age people with disabilities. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/58/1/Eastwood-Continues-Disability-Vendetta-with-quotMillion-Dollar-Babyquot/Page-1.html www.spinalcord.org Bethesda, Md. - Score one for Clint Eastwood for his award winning film, "Million Dollar Baby," a brilliantly executed attack on life after spinal cord injury (SCI). michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500