The bad news for those who have hopes of the field is that Geron, an American firm that was a pioneer of the therapeutic use of stem cells, is pulling out of the business.
Most humans can cope quite well with a bit of contradiction, a dose of unwelcome information or an occasional rejection, delivered with requisite politeness.
Now that may be some good news for tourists hoping for a cheap trip to the UK and for some British businesses which are export heavy but it's bad news for many.
The bad news is, there's still a lot of recyclable material that's thrown away and what might be the unexpected news is that we've got to pay closer attention to what goes where.
" The bad news is we found what appears to be a glioma in your brain." The doctor pauses for a moment, and Eric looks at him unaware of what this means.
Let's start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills, using email, naming a file on the computer, using the link on a webpage or just texting someone.