So scientists have announced they've found a way to create stem cells from skin cells. In a process that involves only four genes, two teams have bypassed the need for human embryos and therefore the entire ethical dilemma surrounding stem cell research. And somehow, the Bush administration takes credit for it all. "The White House said that Mr. Bush was 'very pleased' about the new findings, adding that 'By avoiding techniques that destroy life, while vigorously supporting alternative approaches, President Bush is encouraging scientific advancement within ethical boundaries.'"
Aren't we glad that scientists found a way around your religious inhibitions and political pandering, Mr. Bush? Isn't it nice that despite your party's opposition to anything that might be considered "unethical," that science is still flexible enough to continue vital research? We're glad you're "very pleased," Mr. Bush, because if embryonic stem cells were the only way we could get stem cells, you'd be standing in the way of possible cures to diseases that right now are death sentences.
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4 comments:
when the hell did this blog show up??
*bookmark*
Lol. Nice to see you around, Andrew. This blog has been around since the end of senior year, but I've just now been posting a lot.
He's been posting regularly lately...it's good to see...
And the skin cells --> stem cells is also really good to see. Of course I kinda wish that the religious conservatives would've been wrong about us having another possible source of stem cells. Not that I want more fetuses to be aborted, but I do always want the conservatives to be wrong.
This is only useful if we can retool the cells to be accepted by the body without retribution, and it's also kind of sad that it was necessary to sidestep an easy solution.
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