From the 'Good News, Bad News' file...

AP - South Korean scientists have dramatically sped up the creation of human embryonic stem cells, growing 11 new batches that for the first time were a genetic match for injured or sick patients. It is a major advancement in the quest to grow patients' own replacement tissue to treat diseases.

Maybe I'm a hopeless jingoist for feeling this way, but glad as I am for the suffering who are a step closer to a cure via the efforts of the South Koreans, seeing the United States fall behind the third world in science is, well, it sucks, doesn't it?

There's stem cell legislation moving in the House, with apparently bright prospects. Here's hoping...