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UW stem-cell pioneer one of TIME 100

TIME magazine recognized UW-Madison biologist James Thomson as one of 2008â??s â??Worldâ??s Most Influential Peopleâ? in its May 12 issue, which hit stands Friday. The fifth annual TIME 100 lists Thomson, along with Shinya Yamanaka of Japanâ??s Kyoto University, for their separate yet similar discoveries in November 2007.