Cloning:

Ian Wilmut, who led the creation of Dolly in 1996, is abandoning cloning to pursue a new technique that can create stem cells without an embryo. Could this lead to the end of therapeutic cloning, in which DNA is inserted into an unfertilized egg? Just think of the millions of dollars that have been spent over the past decade on fetal stem cell research that has yielded no results. Wilmut now believes that a rival method, creating stem cells from skin fragments, is more promising.
This is good news for the pro-life minded, helps eliminate the appearance of a moral argument in support of abortion. However, this may have little impact on reducing the numbers. Focus should be directed at the woman having this invasive procedure and of the potential adverse impact to her long-term health. I believe that the research tying breast cancer to aborted pregnancies may be significant.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7099758.stm

Global Warming:
UN panel give dire warming forcast. http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/world/2007/11/16/Climate.Change.Conference/

I can hardly wait to hear Dennis' comments.