This week's News to Note from AIG is out, and links to a short article by Georgia Purdom (who's on staff at AIG) about the new "Japanese" method for culturing adult stem cells. This promising new technique alters the genes of adult skin cells to make them pluripotent--bypassing the morally problematic creation of new embryos. The man who cloned Dolly the Sheep, Ian Wilmut, believes the Japanese method has more potential for producing medically valuable stem cells than cloning does. How about that?

 This is a little off the beaten path of science, but Advertising Age has an article about "Millennials"--the age bracket of today's younger college students--and their perceptions of brands and advertising. Probably not many of you work in a marketing department but it's interesting stuff nonetheless.