Science Jan 27 First human-pig chimeras spark hopes for transplantable organs — and debate These human-pig “chimeras” were not allowed to develop past the fetal stage, but the experiment suggests such creations could eventually be used to grow fully human organs for transplant… By Sharon Begley, STAT
Science Mar 08 This underwater creature tears open its skin to eat Biophysicists film and measure how a hydra manages to rip apart its skin to open its mouth. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Nov 20 Watch Breakthrough Set to Radically Change Stem Cell Debate Scientists reported Tuesday that they had succeeded in making human skin cells mimic embroynic stem cells, potentially bypassing the ethical debate over embryonic stem cell use. A cell biologist discusses the research behind the advance.