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Cloner of 'Dolly the Sheep' denounces life-destructive research in light of new discovery MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have announced this week that they have made a significant breakthrough in stem cell research using adult skin cells that could end the use of live human embryos as research subjects. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison announced...

Tracey A. Wood, Attorney at Law and shareholder at Van Wagner & Wood, S.C. named to Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2007 in the categories Criminal Defense, White Collar Defense & Drunk Driving DUI OWI Defense. MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Tracey A. Wood is among a handful of lawyers across the state of Wisconsin named to Super Lawyers...

Partnership to Create Enhanced, Customized Computer-Aided Detection Technology for GE Senographe Systems NASHUA, N.H. and WAUKESHA, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iCAD(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:ICAD) , an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions and GE Healthcare, a division of GE (NYSE:GE) , a manufacturer of Senographe(R) Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) systems, today announced an agreement to develop a customized...

SAUK CITY, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its 10th annual awards ceremony, Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) announced that Fiskars is one of just four U.S. companies to earn a prestigious Eagle award for their efforts to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. DRA, a leading national disability law center, presented Fiskars with the Eagle award in...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - Following a controversy about leadership of capital city economic development, the head of Madison's chamber of commerce is urging its members to participate in listening sessions that will help develop the first economic development plan in a quarter century. Jennifer Alexander, head of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, said she wasn't sure...

WisBusiness.com Softening sales but steady home values in the third quarter made Wisconsin’s housing market stronger than many other states, according to figures released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). The sale of existing homes in the third quarter fell 9.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but median prices actually rose 2.4 percent according to the...

Madison - Softening sales but steady home values in the third quarter made Wisconsin’s housing market stronger than many other states, according to figures released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). The sale of existing homes in the third quarter fell 9.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but median prices actually rose 2.4 percent according to...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – State leaders reacted positively Tuesday to news of a breakthrough in stem cell technology by UW-Madison scientists that may eliminate ethical objections because it does not require the destruction of human embryos to create self-replicating cells. Several said the advance – which came out of the lab run by stem cell pioneer Jamie...