Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's.

Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's.

How much blood makes a 'bloodbath'?

Well, there are two kinds of stem cells: adult stem cells, which you can get from any part of a grown body, and embryonic stem cells. These are the inner- core of days-old embryos that can develop into any kind of cell.

President Bush bet his presidency-and America's world leadership-on the war in Iraq. Tragically, it looks as though he bit off more than the American people were willing to chew.

At NIH, what tends to happen is that the proven researchers tend to get the money. New researchers, younger researchers, or people on the cutting edge don't get the money until they have gray beards.

Life is not for show, but for real.