Flipping the Bird

His death broke his parents’ hearts and spawned a university. But who was he? Recent revelations suggest a different Leland Stanford Jr. than many have imagined.

by Theresa Johnston

Above it all

by Susan Wels

Stanford researchers say stem-cell study could unlock lifesaving cancer treatments and perhaps even wipe out genetic killers. But critics of the research say moral ambiguity surrounding therapeutic cloning should force science to slow down. The outcome of the debate will affect medicine for years.

by Christopher Vaughan and Kevin Cool

by Art Streiber