Stem Cell Patent Torpedoes Research

g8orade writes: "This story says the University of Winsconsin owns patents that may prevent anyone spending that federal money soon. "As they carry out President Bush's plan for government financing of embryonic stem cell studies, federal health officials confront a daunting challenge: U.S. patent 6,200,806, a claim to the human embryonic stem cell." Originally in the NYT, this is a link to the not free account-requiring Charlotte Observer."

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Re:Stem cell research is a waste

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Um. Yeah. The Jew lobby? What about the middle-class white male Christian lobby, or any of countless other groups? There are many influential groups. Why would you single out this one group? I agree that per capita Jews probably have more influence in the U.S. than non Jews, but they also work to get themselves educated so they can make such a difference. This sort of anti-semitism goes back to old west towns, where the mayors were often Jewish. Why? Because nobody else knew how to read. Jews elsewhere in history were targeted, because a lot of people owed them money. Why? Because the Christians had laws against collecting interest on a loan. Ok, my point: Jews are people. You're a person. You both have a fundamental right to exist, to progress, and to work to make a difference. Get along. Otherwise, you'll get what you deserve: living in your own bitterness.