The National Institutes of Health released a study today underscoring the tremendous potential of embryonic stem cells to treat everything from Alzheimer's disease to cancer.
Jul 16

Lee Hochberg reports on how an abundance of electricity has affected the economy along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Tom Oliphant and David Brooks discuss the politics of President Bush's energy plan.
The Senate Thursday defeated an amendment aimed at delaying oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists in Virginia are the first in the world to harvest human embryos for the sole purpose of using the stem cells for research.
Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the Republican party struggle to reach consensus about the use of stem cells in scientific research.
Jul 10

A background report by Susan Dentzer about the use of stem cells in scientific research.
Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced yesterday plans to open 1.47 million acres of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas exploration.
Tom Bearden looks at pressure on retailers to sell recycled consumer products.
Tom Bearden looks at the air conditioning efficiency debate.
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