Bioethics in the News — April 25

April 25, 2006

• Illinois: State Announces Stem Cell Research Grants (AP)
• Illinois: Governor Slips Funds to Research (Chicago Tribune)
• Plan to Detain Sick Fliers Opposed (USA Today)
• UMass-Amherst Wins $16 Million Nanotechnology Grant (AP)
• A Fix To Forget It (The Herald)
• Wireless Bionic Arm Would Feel Real (Live Science)
• University of Pittsburgh: Lax Oversight Blamed for Stem Cell Hoax (AP)
• Video Game Brain Age Gooses Your Gray Matter (Wired)
• ‘Bloodless’ surgery avoids risks of transfusion (AP)
• World Bank accused over malaria (BBC)
• Many middle-income Americans lack insurance: study (Reuters)