The University of Michigan Medical School gains its first new department in 15 years. -more-

	If a determined Jeffrey Chamberlain has his way, a cure for muscular dystrophy will be found. Packing a cold virus with a gene that produces the vital protein dystrophin may be the key to eliminating a disease that affects a million people worldwide. -more-

At the University of Michigan Medical School, both faculty and students are fast grasping the extraordinary potential of technology- from "virtual" microscopic images to "virtual" trauma victims- to make medical education more than it's ever been before. Does realer-than-real mean better and better? In a word: yes. -more-