Despite a power outage threatening this week’s voyage, Friday Ark #117 is now boarding.  Check it out all weekend long for a growing list of links to great animal photos and posts.

More good news on stem cell possibilities: “A U.S. study has found that neural stem cells repair damaged brain tissue in laboratory mice far better than previously believed, a finding that could translate into treatment for stroke and other trauma. Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco wrote in the journal Cell Thursday that neural stem cells in the brain’s subventricular zone can effectively fix damaged cerebral tissue.”