鈥淲e were disappointed that he did not realise the Roman Catholic policy on condoms actually contributed to many deaths in the fight to control HIV/AIDS.鈥�
Statement by Daleep Mukarji, director of Christian Aid, on the death of Pope John Paul II (, 4 April)
鈥淓verything that is being done in Russia at the moment in terms of clinical application of fetal, embryonic or adult stem cells is illegal.鈥�
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Vladimir Smirnov of Russia鈥檚 Institute for Experimental Cardiology, who is leading a campaign to stop clinics injecting people with stem cells from fetuses and animals as wonder cures for diseases or ageing (The Lancet, 2 April)
鈥淵ou definitely know you have been hit. It has the same power as a stun gun. It knocks you down.鈥�
Steve Haag of VirTra Systems of Arlington, Texas, which has created a combat simulator for the US army in which people who get 鈥渟hot鈥� receive an electric shock (Sydney Morning Herald, 3 April)
鈥淭he fear of chemicals is sometimes portrayed as irrational. I would argue that it is not鈥� Sometimes the line between safe use and risk is very narrow.鈥�
Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment, on legislation requiring the chemical industry to provide more information on potential hazards (speech in Brussels, 4 April)
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 say it is under control.鈥�
Mario Ferrari, UNICEF鈥檚 representative in Angola, on the Marburg virus outbreak. So far 175 people have been infected and 155 have died (Reuters, 5 April)