Little Noticed Stem Cell News

In the wake of the president's job speech last week, up popped this comment from writer Matthew Yglesias , author of "Heads in the Sands."

"I can’t help but think that the American economy has performed sluggishly ever since George W. Bush gave a speech to Congress successfully calling for a ban on human-animal hybrids. Clearly we need to deregulate this vital sector and win the future with chimera stimulus."

A tip of the hat to Pete Shanks at the Center for Genetics and Society in Berkeley for flagging the item, which is, we think, tongue in cheek.