The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a massive, circular underground tunnel in Europe that loops through two countries.  Particles are accelerated along the tunnel to speeds approaching the speed of light.  They are then crashed into each other.


The goal of this is to mimic conditions that the Big Bang created, and to see if any new particles are confirmed.  Many particles are thought to exist that we have no evidence for yet.  The LHC is striving to find them and confirm certain hypotheses.  Their number one goal is to confirm or reject the Higgs - Bosun particle.

The actual content of this rap is certified by the scientists at CERN, the team behind building and using the LHC, as being totally accurate.


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The first human trial using stem cells is now underway.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11517680

Debate the possible beneficial outcomes of stem cell research with the possible moral hangups of using human embryos for scientific research.

Stem Cell Research has been a controversial topic for at least the last 10 years.  Recently, a court blocked federally provided funding for stem cell research in the U.S.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/science/06stem.html?_r=1&ref=science

Take 10 minutes to research the controversy surrounding Stem Cells.  Why would federal funding for a project with such potential to change the lives of people for the better ever be taken away?  What are the two sides of this issue?  Based on what you know about it now, which side do you agree with?