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Submission + - X Prize to Announce Prize in "Tens Of Millions (spaceportforum.com)

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DustoneGT

on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @08:37PM

DustoneGT writes: "The X Prize Foundation is planning to announce a historic new prize next Thursday. This will be a joint announcement with a purse sponsor, "a very exciting and well-known Fortune 500 company". No specifics have been announced, but the prize is supposed to be "in the tens of millions of dollars".

What kind of a space race are they trying to kindle now?"

Submission + - Shedding Light on Blindness (tfot.info)

Submitted by

Iddo Genuth

on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @04:46PM

Iddo Genuth writes: "Stem cells are at the forefront of medical research and incite some of the most controversial ethical and religious debates worldwide. While regarded by many top scientists as the Holy Grail of medicine, others consider embryonic stem-cell research sacrilegious. Recent advances in the field of stem-cell research are giving hope to millions. Are stem cells to become the future silver bullet of medical practice? Avant-garde approaches to stem-cell therapy may be the first stepping-stones to a bright new future of stem-cell medicine and are emerging in leading laboratories worldwide. A number of large biotech companies and scientists are looking toward stem cells as the basis for a therapeutic solution to cure such illnesses as blindness, diabetes and spinal cord injuries. In an innovative research one such company was able to cure blind rats using stem cells hoping that in the not to distant future embryonic stem cells will be able to restore sight to millions of people."

Belgium May Prosecute the Church of Scientology 755

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @04:05PM from the who-you-callin'-a-cult dept.

sheean.nl writes "A Belgian prosecutor recommended after a 10-year investigation that the government prosecute the church of Scientology. The church is accused of being a criminal organization involved in extortion, fraud, unfair trading, violation of privacy laws, and unlawfully practicing medicine. Both the Belgian and the European branches of the church should be brought to court, according to the authorities. The investigation was started in 1997 after former Scientologists complained about intimidation and extortion by the church. Other European countries such as Germany have problems with Scientology, but in the US it is officially recognized as a religion. Scientology has 10 million members including high-profile followers such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta." Scientology has long used heavy-handed legal and other tactics to suppress opposition on the Net.

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