Monday, November 22, 2010

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The Pentagon is begging Congress to pass a bill lifting the ban on gays serving in the military
The timing and the legislative approach and so on, that is completely up to the Congress. All I know is if this law is going to change, it's better to be changed by legislation rather than have it struck down by the courts," Gates said."

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he supports Congress using its lame-duck session to end the ban known as "don't ask, don't tell."
The federal government has approved a second study using embryonic stem cells

For only the second time, the U.S. government has approved a test in people of a treatment using embryonic stem cells — this time for a rare disease that causes serious vision loss.
Advanced Cell Technology, a biotechnology company based in Santa Monica., Calif., said the research should begin early next year, following the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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ACT's experiment will focus on Stargardt disease, which affects only about 30,000 Americans. But the ompany hopes the same approach will work for similar and more common eye disorders like age-related macular degeneration, which affects millions.
A history of zombies in America

Have we reached peak panic?

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