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Stem Cells - The Hope and the Hype

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the science-holds-the-short-end-of-the-stick dept.

zer0skill writes to mention a CNN summary of a Time cover story. The Truth about Stem Cells deals with an increasingly politicized area of scientific inquiry, and likens the fight to those over global warming and evolution. From the article: "Five years after Bush announced that federal money could go to researchers only working on embryonic stem cell lines that scientists had already developed, Democrats hope to leverage the issue as evidence that they represent the reality-based community, running against the theocrats. States from Connecticut to California have tried to step in with enough funding to keep the labs going and slow the exodus of U.S. talent to countries like Singapore, Britain and Taiwan."

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  1. If we can just show... by slaughterhause · · Score: 4, Funny

    That either 1) Embryonic stem cells are a source of oil

    or

    2) We are just going to use the "gay" embryos

    I'll bet we could get Bush to sign on.

    1. Re:If we can just show... by ganjadude · · Score: 2, Funny

      what about the war on terror, these embryos are potential future terrorists, we must stop them before the get the WMDs

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      have you seen my sig? there are many others like it but none that are the same
    2. Re:If we can just show... by slaughterhause · · Score: 1, Funny
      While I agree with your argument, there are now some TV commercials showing kids who were created with left-over embryos that were donated to other women. So, the religious groups are already attacking that justification.
      Maybe we could play up the religious side... like showing Jesus using stem cells to make the blind man see.
  2. Re:Let me kick this off by Bing+Tsher+E · · Score: 2, Funny

    Our dog hates birds and squirrels.

  3. Re:Let me kick this off by learn+fast · · Score: 2, Funny

    the human body isn't a big truck, it's a series of tubes!