scholarly precis

In their article, "New perspectives in stem cell research: beyond embryonic stem cells", C, Leeb (along with many others) explains the various types of stem cells and their clinical application. The author describes the different applications of stem cells and why it has received public hype, problems encountered when going from animal studies to clinical practice, as well as describing the induced pluripotent stem cell technology and applications for disease modelling and cell replacement therapy. The author explains stem cells in order to emphasize the importance of stem cell research and the possible applications and benefits of using stem cell replacement therapy in degenerative diseases. The intended audience is other biologists or scientists first, but with an overall educational purpose for the general public.

The Daily Show

I loved this video and everything the "black correspondent" had to say. In my personal experience, I work with and play with a football team that is mainly composed of black kids. Throughout a single practice or meeting I probably hear "nigga" at least once every 5-10 minutes, if not more in conversation. For schools to moderate what books are taught in schools (especially magnificent pieces of literature) based on one word that is commonly used throughout today's society is ridiculous. Political correctness is on a completely different level than censorship. You can only protect children for so long. In my opinion, exposing children to adult material (not only "the n word") in an appropriate manner can be beneficial or help them mature faster. Coddling children and keeping them "safe" will only hurt them more later on down the road. Of course there is always a happy medium with this and I think that will always be debated. Many conservatives will advocate letting children see the real world we live in while progressives mainly care about protecting them and keeping them from the hard, brutal truths of this world. I think finding that happy medium with children (letting them grow and experience the world with moderation) proves beneficial with their maturation as adults who need to function in society. If more parents were to learn this, we would have a lot less screw-ups in our generation.