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I know ppl like FlaSoxxJim will prob be interested in this, By PAUL ELIAS, AP Biotechnology Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Research showing that bald mice can grow hair after being implanted with a type of stem cell could lead to a cure for baldness, a group of scientists says. The project marks the first time that "blank slate" stem cells were able to induce hair growth, said Dr. George Cotsarelis, a University of Pennsylvania dermatologist and co-author of the study. The study was released Sunday on the Web site of the journal Nature Technology in advance of its April publication date. "We've shown for the first time these cells have the ability to generate hair when taken from one animal and put into another," Cotsarelis said in a telephone interview. "You can envision a process of isolating existing stem cells and re-implanting them in the areas where guys are bald." The study confirms what scientists suspected for years: hair follicles contain "blank slate" stem cells that give most humans a full head of hair for life. Although they are called stem cells, they differ from embryonic stem cells, the research on which has sparked a political debate because embryos are destroyed in the process. Embryonic stem cells are created in the first days after conception and give rise to the human body and its more than 200 different types of cells. Biologists who study hair because of its regenerative qualities said the new study is an important breakthrough. But they cautioned that a baldness cure is still some years away. "Like with any stem cells, the amount of information needed to get us from a stem to a fully developed organ is a lot," said Stanford University biologist Anthony Oro. "It will require a lot of things to go right and we are still along way off." Two drugs now on the market, known commercially as Rogaine and Propecia, were first designed to treat hypertension and enlarged prostates but later were discovered to have hair growth as a side effect. Each drug has about $100 million in sales annually. It's estimated that more than $1 billion is spent each year in the United States combatting baldness, mostly through hair transplants.

Who did vote 1?

Yeah I was very suprised bout that. Prob cost ya ur matchup against Tony.

I defeated Cubssuck1 5-3 and Tony defeated Mathew 8-2, so now it will be Southsider vs Tony and myself vs Tony's Dad in the semi - finals. Southsider let's try to not let either da father or son get in ok.

Another Average Joe article, TUCSON, Ariz. -- If this is the year Joe Borchard begins living up to his promise in Chicago, it's going to come after a delayed start. Borchard, 25, has been told that he'll begin the season in Triple-A Charlotte after straining his left quadriceps. The Sox don't want to take a chance on the injury becoming more serious, so with just three at-bats this spring, Borchard has been shut down until he's completely healthy. This will be Borchard's third season at Charlotte. In 114 games last season, he hit .253 with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs. If he has a good year there, there is a chance he'll land in Chicago sometime this summer, especially if the Sox trade right fielder Magglio Ordonez, who is in the last year of his contract. "It's something that will be in the back of my mind, but the only thing I can take care of is how I play and the approach I have every single day," Borchard said. "I just have to make sure I give the best effort every single day." ... Catcher Miguel Olivo was feeling better after a trip to a Mesa hospital Saturday to pass some kidney stones. Olivo was a late scratch from the lineup Saturday after experiencing lower abdominal pain. He said doctors told him he still has one more stone to pass, but he thinks he'll be back in the lineup sometime this week. ... Through the first 12 games, the Sox have 13 stolen bases, four by Willie Harris. They had 13 in 31 games last spring. ... Ross Gload fouled a ball off his knee and left the game in the fourth inning with a bruise. ... Shingo Takatsu worked his first perfect inning of the spring. "Today was the first time I was really calmed down," Takatsu said. ... Mark Buehrle worked five innings in a "B" game Sunday morning. He gave up three hits and two runs—both on solo homers—against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Ice Hawky?

I just ...... don't know what to say ......... This is a sad day for all Bulls fans, it really is, The Bulls will sign former Laker and Robeson High grad Jannero Pargo to a 10-day contract Monday, waiving veteran Rick Brunson to create a roster spot. Forward Paul Shirley also will be signed to another 10-day contract. Like Corie Blount before him, Brunson is well-liked in the locker room and is close with Jamal Crawford. But management is keeping Marcus Fizer on the roster for the small chance he can be included in a sign-and-trade scenario this off-season. Blount and Brunson had expendable, one-year deals. Brunson averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 assists in 37 games with the Bulls. "I'm disappointed, but I know this is a business," Brunson said Sunday night. "I'll bounce back." Pargo, a 6-foot-2-inch, 170-pound point guard, averaged 2.5 points in 34 games with the Lakers last season. He played in 11 playoff games.

From the idiots at the Cubune, Maybe this is Aaron Rowand's year. He is playing well enough this spring to ease the White Sox's concerns about center field, where they haven't had an All-Star since Chet Lemon. But should general manager Ken Williams become interested in an upgrade, there's a high-risk, high-reward option available. Ken Griffey Jr. finally appears to be healthy as he prepares for what should be a productive season. He provided a reminder of his talents Thursday, hitting a 440-foot blast off Toronto reliever Jayson Durocher that carried over the indoor batting cages that sit beyond the right-field fence at Dunedin (Fla.) Stadium. There's talk, as there always seems to be, of a trade that would send him from Cincinnati back to the Seattle Mariners. But keep an eye on the Sox. If the 34-year-old Griffey has indeed moved out from under the black cloud that has followed him for three of his four years with the Reds—a judgment that could be made by Memorial Day, maybe even May 1—then he and his management-friendly contract could be a good fit on the South Side. With Magglio Ordonez, Billy Koch and perhaps Jose Valentin poised to depart after 2004, Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will gain the payroll flexibility to accommodate Griffey. The future Hall of Famer is due $12.5 million through '08, but $6.5 million of that is deferred annually without interest. Given Griffey's age and his playing only 78 games per year since 2001, he represents a huge gamble. But if he's healthy, it's a risk the Sox must seriously consider if they're going to be an impact player in the Chicago marketplace, not to mention the American League Central. Long term, Griffey could replace Ordonez, who is pricing himself out of the picture with a request for five or six years at $15 million per. He would bring a left-handed bat to the middle of the lineup—a component missing since Robin Ventura's departure after 1998—and Gold Glove skills to center field. If Reinsdorf could talk his investors into nudging this year's payroll toward $70 million, he could play Griffey alongside Ordonez. Rowand, whose batting average dropped to .521 with an 0-for-2 in Sunday's victory over San Francisco, could become a very valuable fourth outfielder while the temptation would be removed to rush Jeremy Reed. There are reasons to seriously consider the addition of Griffey. He's not a Juan Gonzalez-style malingerer unwilling to play with a hangnail; he's a guy who has had a terrible stretch of luck. In his first year in Cincinnati, he hit 40 homers, including 18 that tied games or put the Reds ahead, drove in 118 runs and scored 100 runs. The last three years he has been limited because he tore his left hamstring running the bases late in spring training (2001), tore a tendon in his right knee during a rundown in the first week of the season (2002) and dislocated his right shoulder trying to make a diving catch a week into the season and ruptured a tendon in his right ankle after returning (2003). He gets good character references. "He's always been one of my favorites," Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella said. "Great kid. And when I had him in Seattle, he was the best player in the game. He always had fun, played hard, played to win, played every day. And he was extremely productive. I think he's hungry to get back to as close to where he was as possible. And, quite frankly, I'd like to see him do it." Seattle CEO Howard Lincoln endorses the Mariners' interest in reacquiring Griffey even though the eight-time All-Star orchestrated his departure with a demand to be traded. Lincoln was asked his feelings about former Mariners Alex Rodriguez and Griffey during a recent radio interview. "I said, 'I consider Alex a great baseball player, and I consider Kenny a great player and a great human being,"' Lincoln said. "Let me put it this way: If I was stranded on a deserted island and I had to pick one or the other to be with me there, I would pick Kenny without any hesitation." Griffey has some no-trade protection in his contract but is believed to be open to a trade. A return to the AL, where he hit 398 of his 481 home runs, would open up the option for him to serve as the designated hitter when his legs aren't quite right. He's a career .254 hitter with one homer every 21 at-bats at U.S. Cellular Field, but those numbers were put up before Reinsdorf brought the fences in. Colorado and Texas have been the only better places for a power hitter to reside the last two years. Yes, Griffey would be a financial risk, and, no, Reinsdorf doesn't take many of those. But if he's going to keep the economic gap between Chicago's two franchises from growing any wider, he needs to deliver a winner. If Griffey looks anything like his old self in April and May, he could be a part of the answer.

If Jackson keeps pitching like he did closing out against the Giants, I think he'll be in the pen. Also agree about Grilli, him or Wright will be a long reliever, which eva way they decide to go.

Nice to see u posting again Heather. Glad to see everything is goin well with ur teaching. Also, BEGOOD won't be around for a month, since he gave up SoxTalk for Lent, so u'll hav to find sum1 else to tell em to BEGOOD.

With Borchard now out of the runnin for a spot in the 25 man roster, 2 of these 5 will get selected. Gload, Burke, Valenzuela, Reed or Hankins.

And with the 2nd selection in the NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select .....

And got hammered.

I would have said this was very much a possibility if Jerry Hairston Jr. didn't get injured. Looks like Roberts is goin to start the season now, but one of them could be traded sumtime thru the year. Spivey is a more likely possibility though.

So far I'm the only who's unhappy in life.

From ESPN.com, ESPN Article 1. Paul Konerko. The Dodgers are looking at going into the season with Robin Ventura as their everyday first baseman. Either that, or some sort of rotation involving Ventura, Paul Lo Duca and Shawn Green at first. Prior to 2003, Konerko's on-base percentage the previous four seasons ranged from .349 to .363, something that might interest new GM Paul DePodesta. With Scott Schoeneweis (7.71 ERA in two spring outings) and Jon Garland (4.76) struggling this spring, Konerko could bring Odalis Perez or Kazuhisa Ishii.

Who will have the 1st pick in this year's draft? And more importantly, what are our picks in the first few rounds?

Unfortunately not.

Good win for da Sox today. These are the type of wins we'll need if we want to win da division, scoring 2 runs on only 3 hits is smallball at its best. I've go no doubts 1 of Anderson or Sweeney will be in Birmingham by the end of the year, they r both extremely good prospects. Good to see Jackson and Shingo both impressing, Jackson could definitely bring some much needed experience if he does make the bullpen.

The bottom one is an absolute classic.

I saw on the news down here before, there was a big Irish parade in Sydney today. We get sumthin like 100,000 tourist down to Oz every year, there were definitely a lot down here when the rugby world cup was on last year. Of course anything Irish is a good excuse to get drunk.

Damn there were ppl aged from 18 and in there low 20's in there. They had so much of their life to live. Let them all Rest in Peace.

You just don't get suprised by these things much anymores, ppl can do sum really sick things nowadays.

What were the other 2 tenors called? I can neva remember.

Galloway is in his 30's, 33 I think. And I don't think the Cowboys would offa anythin higher than a 3rd round pick at the most. They've only got 5 picks in each of the next 2 drafts so that could be a problem.