Medical Advances

The National Cancer Institute is starting a pilot program to map the genetic makeup of cancer. This could speed the development of targeted cancer treatments with fewer side effects.

Also, scientists at the University of Louisville have announced the discovery of a certain kind of adult stem cell with the versatility attributed to embryonic stem cells, but without the ethical issues or potential side effects. So far, I haven't heard the Old Media breathlessly announcing this one as they would a supposed advance with embryonic stem cells.