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Possible stem cell breakthrough
ecthompsonmd November 20, 2007

I have written on stem cell research several times.  I have supported stem cell research.  I have written about stem cell research in my book, A Letter to America.  This break through is very exciting BUT we have had breakthroughs before that haven’t worked out.  We had the South Korean scientist that reported a huge breakthrough in stem cell research only later did we find out that he fudged the data.  The reason that I believe that this isn’t another venture into left field is that 2 different research groups using 2 different methods have the same results.  Skins cells have

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Bush – Vetoes Stem Cell Research, again
ecthompsonmd June 21, 2007

Over a year ago, I wrote a piece which I posted here and on the Daily Kos. It was called Lost in Stem Cell, Hell. Well, a year has passed and we still haven’t gotten Stem Cell legislation turned into law. President Bush again, vetoed Stem Cell legislation. Neither the House nor the Senate have the vetoes to override this veto. Back to the drawing board. —– From WaPo: President Bush yesterday vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, saying that scientific advances now allow researchers to pursue the potentially lifesaving work without destroying human embryos. Bush followed

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Making Stem Cells
ecthompsonmd June 8, 2007

I’m sorry this sounds to good to be true.  We make embryonic stem cells without embryos?  I have to see more research before I jump on this band wagon.

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