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ABCNews is covering recent advances in stem cell work. Researchers have managed to coax a person's bone marrow stem cells into becoming useful nerve cells. This is a great first step on the road towards growing organ replacements that are not rejected and curing all sorts of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/wire/SciTech/reuters20021220_6.html