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"People could be sent to jail, people could be sent to the death penalty, people could lose their jobs." —Hank Greely, JD, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, on the potential mistakes that could occur if fMRI technology is used to detect lies before scientists confirm the accuracy of such a procedure. Associated Press, Jan. 28
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060128/ca_pr_on_wo/my_lying_brain_abridged
"This is step one. . . . There are many steps to come.'' —Cornelia Dekker, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the Stanford-Lucile Packard Children's Hospital vaccine program, discussing Stanford's involvement in the first human testing of a new avian influenza vaccine from Chiron Corp. San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 28
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13735109.htm(registration required)
"I didn't know I could cross my legs." —Patient James Hampton who lost more than 125 lbs. after undergoing a gastric bypass operation that was performed at Stanford with the help of a robotic surgical system. The procedure was performed by Myriam Curet, MD, associate professor of surgery and the physician who pioneered this approach. KGO-TV, Feb. 2
"You did smack the living bejesus out of that." —Erin Butler, motion analysis engineer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, after golf pro Casey Martin took a swing. Stanford scientists are looking at motion research in hopes of discovering better treatments for disabled children. San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 3.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/03/BAGRIH2AQC1.DTL&hw=stanford&sn=059&sc=225