X-Message-Number: 15076 References: <> Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 12:32:05 +0000 From: "Joseph Kehoe" <> Subject: snippets Good news according to the (London) Times and the BBC The ozone layer will heal thanks to reductions in CFC production. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,45627,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/sci/tech/newsid_1050000/1050495.stm Also clones with specific gene changes, another advance http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/sci/tech/newsid_810000/810785.stm There was also news that bone marrow cells can be used to replace/grow nerve cells in the brain http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/sci/tech/newsid_1049000/1049478.stm Also the liver can be made to work outside the body which could remove the need for transplants (the liver can repair itself given time) http://unisci.com/stories/20003/0925001.htm All of which makes human longevity more within reach than before Joseph. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15076