I found this in the news tonight and thought it encouraging:

I would be thrilled to see a path that allowed for stem-cell research without surrounding it in an ethical maelstrom. If the reseach can be done without the moral dilima of killing anything, I suspect it'll receive far greater support.

This is terrific news. What is most astounding of all however, is that adult stem cells have been known to be part of all the cures and virtually none have come from embryonic stem cells.

Anyway, this is marvelous news thanks for sharing it.

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Apparently ammiotic stem cells have been used with considerable success in labs and turned into muscle, nerve and other sorts of cells.

As I understand it, increasing funding for stem-cell research is part of the agenda for the new congressional majority; I hope they'll consider this as a potential way to achieve their objectives without causing additional contraversy.

I'm Glad about this. 'course, since i do not beleive a fetus or a simple group of cells qualify as a human being, I have no objection to stemcell research. I do realize that there are many who disagree.

Maybe, hopefully this will bring an end to the ethical objections tho I doubt it. I think the distractors will find other reasons to object (on trumped up ethical charges)

My main question is why is it going to take years with this procedure to "Catch up" to the present level of knowlege regarding Stem cells.??

Is it? I didn't find that in the article, though I'm sure by now there are others.

This is wonderful news. I hope that this goes somewhere.

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I'm actually surprised it hasn't generated more discussion here.

The Vatican seems to have no problems with this method of research. Hopefully that's an indication that few other groups will.

I doubt you'll find anything to discuss. It's just not controversial enough

You're probably right.

I should have thrown something in here about how these cells could be used in Israel to create a transgender clone of Bush with Jesus' DNA to run in the '08 election. That would probably have spiced it up. Oh well. Next time.

This wasn't in the article, but reported on CNN where I first learned about it.

I haven't heard that yet, but I agree it does sound very odd.

kinetic and/or Hank haven't seen this thread yet.

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I still have no objection to use stem cells, in and of themselves. I would even go as far to say I would not mind using aborted fetus for research/science.
It is better than throwing them in the garbage.

Awesome news!!!!

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