Brian Gongol

Skin cells from adults can be reprogrammed to behave like stem cells. It was announced about a year ago that science had made this breakthrough, but last year's method required using viruses to reprogram the cells. Today's news involves a development that does away with the viruses. It's fantastic news, and it brings bioengineered organs a big step closer.

(Video) An outstanding talk from the TED conference

There's so much talk about the dire future of news reporting that we can only hope it will be brought to a merciful end swiftly
