BioWorld International Correspondent (BioWorld) LONDON - There was a second and final rejection of the University of Wisconsin's infamous WARF human embryonic stem cell patent from the European Patent Organization (EPO) last week.

Governor's Christmas tree honors members of military (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Susan Wallsch pulled two small ornaments out of their boxes Tuesday and hung them on a Christmas tree in the governor's mansion. It was the third tree she's trimmed this holiday season, but this evergreen has a special meaning - her two ornaments along with about 150 more are dedicated to Wisconsin military members.

Motor neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells provide insight into ALS (EurekAlert!) ( Cell Press ) Two new research studies use motor neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells to demonstrate that multiple toxic pathways contribute to the devastating degeneration associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and that protective therapeutics will need to oppose the disease on multiple fronts. The separate studies, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal ...

Wisconsin's agricultural exports up 7 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008. Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Thursday that the $1.5 billion in exports is a record high for a nine-month period.

Wisconsin's agricultural exports up 7% (WXOW 19 La Crosse) Associated Press - December 4, 2008 11:35 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7% through the first nine months of 2008.

Wisconsin Agricultural Exports Up 7% (WSAW Wausau) Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7% through the first nine months of the year. They reached a record high for the 9-month period.