Regeneration poetry

Most poetry prizes consist of money (tons!) or publication (prestigious!), but the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s Stem Cell Awareness Day poetry contest one-ups all those other ungernerous contests: the winners received a framed image (of their choice!), printed from Flickr. USA Today reports:

Stem cells are a hot topic in the courts right now, but they also turn out to make a nice subject for poetry. This year the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine held a Stem Cell Awareness Day poetry contest, which garners 18 entrants from six countries and six states.

Each finalists received a framed stem cell image of their choice from CIRM's Flickr web site.

And of course nothing involving stem cells can be without controversy: Did one of the winners get pulled because it was blasphemous?