By MARTIN FACKLER
TAIJI, Japan — For years, Western activists have traveled to this remote port to protest the annual dolphin drive. And for years, local fishermen have ignored them, herding the animals into a small cove and slashing them until the tide flows red. But now, a new menace may succeed where the activists have […]
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By ANDREW POLLACK
Scientists reported on Wednesday that they were able to control diabetes in mice by harnessing human embryonic stem cells. The work raised the prospect that the embryonic cells might one day be used to provide insulin-producing replacement cells to treat the disease in people.
The scientists, at the biotechnology company Novocell, turned the […]
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By SARAH LYALL
LONDON — Created 60 years ago as a cornerstone of the British welfare state, the National Health Service is devoted to the principle of free medical care for everyone. But recently it has been wrestling with a problem its founders never anticipated: how to handle patients with complex illnesses who want to pay […]
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BY LARRY DORMAN
MARANA, Ariz. — With the sun sinking slowly over the desert moonscape, it was time to cue the theme from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Tiger Woods had one foot in the desert waste and another down the road in Tombstone. Three down with five holes to play Wednesday in his […]
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