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June 14, 2005

I'll Drink to That!

Go on, bottoms up, kill some brain cells - we'll make more!

Scientists have grown fully mature brain cells in a laboratory for the first time, using a technique that mimics the natural process of brain regeneration.

It promises to open the door to new ways of treating and possibly curing debilitating brain diseases such as Parkinson's, epilepsy and Alzheimer's.

Science is amazing, isn't it? While the cave-dwelling superstitionistas among us pray to this god or that, science moves right along, delivering more than clasped hands ever could.

Given that Alzheimer's runs in my family, this is particularly good news, and gives me some comfort that I won't spend my final days pooping myself and talking to wee people who live among the kitchen cabinets.

Huzzah!