A Scientific Advance, a Political Question Mark

Washington Post by Michael Abramowitz, Rick Weiss | Nov. 21, 2007 (News Report)

The discovery that it is possible to create equivalents to embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos has the potential to reshape -- and perhaps defuse -- the acrimonious political debate that has raged ever since human embryonic stem cells were discovered in 1998.

Even before the research was officially published yesterday, White House officials began making the case that the studies vindicated the president's unwavering six-year opposition ... Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala

More Info

Like | | Email | Comments

To:

Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.

Note:

3.9

by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 1, 2008

offers views to support both the potential of this new discoveryfor changing the political debate and how unknown future results are for because it is so new and untested. also points out that the funding for research in this area has been held back, in spite of the ban on use of embryonic cells. I would like to have read more from scientists about the new discovery, to better understand possible future medical and political effects.

See Full Review » (7 answers)