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US Finalizes Stem Cell Research Guidelines
An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Cosmos Magazine, to wit: "The US government unveiled final rules for embryonic stem cell research, laying out ground rules for 'ethically responsible, scientifically worthy' studies eligible for federal funds. The new rules, which go into effect today, follow President Barack Obama's March 9 executive order lifting a ban on embryonic stem cell research, an order that went into effect under his predecessor, George W. Bush. ... The US National Institutes of Health's (NIH) guidelines are slightly less restrictive than those outlined in a draft document released in April in that they allow the use of existing stem cell lines, in addition to new ones derived from IVF procedures. ... The NIH received some 49,000 comments from patient advocacy groups, scientists, medical groups, and other interested parties before issuing the guidelines."
And when we finally found out how to cure them, maybe we could cure the Democrats as well!
A good education is a bit like a STD - it makes you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and gives you a desire to spread it.
Speaking as a furry, I'm disappointed in section IV of the guidelines. Who will give us our fluffy tails, or make Piccinini's disturbing sculptures a reality now? At this rate I might as well just buy my own island and experiment there . . .