New medical technologies are cool, no?

From Wired:

Stem Cells Heal a Broken Heart

By Kristen Philipkoski

02:00 AM Mar. 07, 2003 PT

Sixteen-year-old Dimitri Bonnville had already been accidentally shot in the heart with a nail gun while doing home repair, undergone open-heart surgery and suffered a massive heart attack, when doctors told his parents he needed a heart transplant.

The doctors did offer an alternative: Bonnville could become the first human to receive experimental stem-cell therapy to revive his damaged heart tissue. They went ahead with the procedure, the results of which could turn the stem-cell debate on its head.

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A Story: "Around the World"

I was going through my more notable academic accomplishments (to add to my portfolio) when I came across this short story.

It's flawed--I can see that now, more clearly than when I wrote it. The language is stilted, the tone is a bit self-obsessed, and so on. Still, there's a lot here that's worthy, and the anti-war theme is interesting at this point.

Here it is.

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He felt all of the people rushing around him; he saw clearly and distinctly only his parents standing before him.

( And remember that I still claim title to this. Copyright thieves beware. )

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