links for 11/3/07

• 11 Useful Stem Cell Traits – Pretty good rundown of what makes a good stem cell and what the technological hurdles are.
• 5 Tips to Spot a Hot (or Not) IPO – I particularly appreciate tips #2, #4, and #5 since they are ways to “read between the lines” when reading IPO prospectuses. Many a Wall Street white-collar is highly paid to hide things between those lines.
• Red Flags at Terra Nostra Resources – The lack of scrutiny in the Chinese stock market is just wild. This is a pretty good writeup of one stock that is “a paper mill masquerading as a metal mill. The dilution is out of control, run by a family with serious history of securities fraud run out of a Bahamian holding company.” I always love a good drama!