SCBE In The News
December 2004

12/27/04
Omaha World Tribune (Omaha, Neb.)
Scientists Debate Blending of Human, Animal
Hank Greely is quoted in this article on animal chimeras.

12/23/04
Associated Press
Bereaved Cat Owner Gets $50,000 Clone
The first cloned-to-order pet was recently sold in the U.S. David Magnus provides comment in the article, which appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Detroit Free Press, Miami Herald, New York Times and St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.).

12/23/04
KPIX-TV
David Magnus commented on pet cloning during this segment, which aired on TV stations across the country.

12/17/04
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Fearing Insurance Hikes, Some Patients Hide Genetic Conditions
Patients are getting genetic tests without telling insurers and doctors because of fear of losing insurance coverage. David Magnus and James Zehnder, associate professor of pathology, are quoted in this article, which also appears in the Biloxi Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fla.), Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minn.), Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, N.D.), Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.), Macon Telegraph (Macon, Ga.), Myrtle Beach Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), Philadelphia Daily News, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Fla.) and the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.).

12/15/04
San Francisco Chronicle
Stem Cell Board Selected
Robert Klein, the man who wrote and helped fund Proposition 71, will direct California's new stem cell committee. This article references Dean Philip Pizzo's appointment to the state's stem cell panel. Paul Berg, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor of Cancer Research, is quoted in a similar article from yesterday's Chronicle; Hank Greely is also quoted in a San Jose Mercury News piece. (registration required)

12/13/04
Forbes.com
Study Condemns Marketing of Imaging Tests
Many newspaper ads and brochures touting high-tech body imaging to screen for cancer and other ills may mislead consumers about the technology's benefits and risks, according to a Stanford study. An article quoting Judy Illes was also prepared by Reuters Health.

12/13/04
San Jose Mercury News
Stem Cell Research Will Now Proceed; The Issue is How
David Magnus is co-author of this editorial on stem cell research. (registration required)

12/11/04
San Jose Mercury News
Doctor's Deceit Unpunished
David Magnus is quoted in this article about a doctor who placed the wrong embryo in a Campbell woman's womb, and kept it a secret until the baby was 10 months old. (registration required)

12/05/04
Baltimore Sun
Genetic Evidence Seen as Suspect
Mildred Cho is quoted in this article on the use of DNA samples in crime fighting.
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12/06/04
San Jose Mercury News
Patients Getting Gene Tests in Secret
Patients are getting genetic tests without telling insurers and doctors because of fear of losing insurance coverage. David Magnus and James Zehnder, associate professor of pathology, are quoted. (registration required)