Jul 31st, 2008 · A new series of psychological tests aims to reveal whether people who explicitly say they are not prejudiced actually harbor subconscious biases. Guests discuss implicit stereotypes and the way they affect our behavior — and how we can "reprogram" ourselves.
Dec 28th, 2007 · The Internal Revenue Service says millions of Americans will have to wait until mid February before filing their 2007 tax returns. The IRS needs the extra time to reprogram its computers to account for the recent fix to the AMT -- or Alternative Minimum Tax.
Jun 7th, 2007 · Two groups of scientists report that they've found ways to make stem cells without starting with an unfertilized egg. One group has figured out a way to reprogram skin cells in mice to create new tissue.
Aug 26th, 2005 · Scientists said this week that they've reprogrammed adult stem cells to their embryonic state. If they can perfect this technique, it might provide an alternative to creating stem cells by therapeutic cloning, a technique at the center of the current political and ethical debate over stem cell research.
Jul 28th, 2005 · Moral and ethical issues aside, getting an adequate supply of human eggs for research is a major logistical hurdle. Deriving stem cells from an adult cell requires that an egg be "reprogrammed" so the adult cell nucleus behaves like an embryonic cell. But several groups around the world are trying to find an alternative to the egg for reprogramming.