“We have lost so much time already. I just really can’t bear to lose any more.”
Nancy Reagan calls on the US government to support stem-cell research (The Boston Globe, 10 May)
“This extremely enjoyable film has been let down by the simple fact it has got its science all wrong.”
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Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Sceptical Environmentalist, on the film The Day After Tomorrow (The Sunday Telegraph, London, 9 May)
“The government does not want to admit that its land grab has been a disaster and that Zimbabwe can no longer feed itself.”
John Makumbe, chair of the Zimbabwe branch of Transparency International, on the expulsion of a UN crop-assessment team (The Guardian, London, 10 May)
“Officials breaching duty or hiding epidemic reports will be severely punished.”
China’s State Council announces measures to halt the spread of HIV (New York Times News Service, 10 May)
“Pac-Manhattan represented the first time that I’ve broken into what might charitably be described as a run in over two years.”
Mike Olson, one of the players in a “real-life” version of the Pac-Man video game staged on New York’s streets last weekend (Wired News, 10 May)
“If there is work, it’s possible to fly as long as necessary. If there is no work, there is no worse punishment.”
Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri on Russia’s request to extend stints at the International Space Station from six months to a year, freeing Soyuz places for space tourists (AP, 5 May)
