No sooner had Obama issued his order than conservative lawmakers in state legislatures began proposing new restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, ranging from criminal penalties to bans on state-level funding. In fact, Obama's decision has emboldened conservatives to increasingly link stem cell research to abortion. Far from conceding the issue, they are in it for the long haul. Full Story »
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Convincingly shows the link between economic growth and the biotech industry, which stands to see an influx of money now that Obama has lifted Bush's ban on funding stem cell research.
Provided a good analysis of the issues and possible financial consequences including the perspective of both sides of the stem cell debate.
This is another situation where science and by extension, the public, will benefit from freeing science from unreasonable political shackles.
Wedge issues are supposed to split the other party, not your own. Currently the GOP’s stem cell opposition seems more like an effort to forestall the kinds of social ... More »
No. This is advocacy. Propaganda. The writer is not as ignorant as many on the topic, but Mr. Dizikes allows his bias in favor of destroying human embryos for research purposes to prevent fair statements, of which his intellect surely is capable, on the various paths stem cell research can follow to benefit humanity and to distort what is going on when the government showers money for research. In his lead paragraph, he wrote that President Obama “removed George W. Bush's ban on ... More »
My presonal views lie in the assessment of Mr. Dizikes's essay, which isn't journalism. but I don't call op-ed columnists journalists, and this was, ... More »
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