SUMC in the News (11/29/06)
Print media coverage
The New York Sun, 11/29/06
Esther Lederberg, 83,a founder of bacterial genetics
Esther Lederberg, who died on Nov. 11, played a critical role in developing
laboratory techniques that helped a generation of researchers understand how
genes function.
Associated Press, 11/29/06
Science fraud in the spotlight
This article discusses how the journal Science is calling for stricter
safeguards against stem cell fraud after the South Korean stem cell controversy
earlier this year. Although SUMC isn't referenced, this article may be of
interest to readers. USA Today also prepared an article.
Palo Alto Weekly, 11/29/06
Letters
In this letter to the editor, Daniel Murphy, associate professor of pediatrics,
expresses his support for a plan to rebuild Stanford Hospital in order to meet
state mandated seismic safety requirements, as well as create more private rooms
for patients. Packard is also part of the project. This letter appeared in the San Jose Mercury News earlier on Monday.
Indianapolis Star, 11/28/06
Living with pain
This article on managing chronic pain references a Stanford survey that found
one out of two people in the United States deals with pain, and one in four
deals with chronic pain.
Oakland Tribune, 11/28/06
Programs want donor affection
This article discusses the ethical issues associated with the growing trend of
people donating organs to patients whom they don't know. The article originally
appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. John Scandling, professor of medicine and
director of the adult kidney and pancreas transplant program, and David Magnus,
director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provide comment.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 11/29/06
This segment discussed how the new Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles can be used
to analyze data to help in the search for cures for diseases such as cancer and
Alzheimer's. Starting in March, PS3 owners will be able to sign up for a project
allowing Stanford researchers to link to their machine for that purpose.
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