1.Politics and potential

2.Meet the stem cells

3.Troublesome treatment

4.Treating Parkinson's?

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Paper
In Early Experiments, Cells Repair Damaged Brains, Sandra Blakeslee, The New York Times, Nov. 7, 2000, P. 1 science section.

The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cells, Eric Juengst and Michael Fossel, JAMA, Dec. 27, 2000, pp. 3180-4.

Hope for Sale: A Special Report [on bone marrow transplants and breast cancer], Gina Kolata and Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, Oct. 3, 1999, p. A1.

Miracle Cells? Maybe More Research Dollars, More Ethical Quandaries, Rachel Sobel, U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 4, 2000, p. 22.

New Sources and Uses for Stem Cells, John Travis, Science News, Dec. 2, 2000, p. 23.

Patients' Voices: The Powerful Sound in the Stem Cell Debate, Daniel Perry, Science, Feb. 25, 2000, p. 1423 ff.

Transition in Washington: Research and Morality, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2001, p. A17.

Electronic
A great gateway to Parkinson's info.

The Internet Focus on Parkinson's Disease

A personal account of living with PD

Parkinson's Disease Webring

The NINDS info page

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