Scientist who ignited stem-cell war says it's over

WorldNetDaily ^ | 11/24/07 | WorldNetDaily

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The scientist who helped ignite cultural and political controversy with the use of embryos in stem-cell research believes his new discovery – using ordinary adult skin cells – means the war is virtually over.

"A decade from now, this will be just a funny historical footnote," James A. Thomson told the New York Times in an interview.

Thomson's laboratory at the University of Wisconsin was one of two that announced Tuesday a new way to turn ordinary human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without using a human embryo.

The technique involves adding four genes to ordinary adult skin cells.

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Thomson told the Times he had ethical concerns about embryonic research from the beginning.

"If human embryonic stem cell research does not make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough," he said. "I thought long and hard about whether I would do it."

Yet for years the left said that we were being foolish to question their desire to slaughter infants for them to experiment.

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[the invisib1e hand]

"A decade from now, this will be just a funny historical footnote,"

yeah. we'll laugh until we cry.

[do the dhue]

Thanks to W standing our ground on this issue.

[taxcontrol]

I can very reasonably argue that BECAUSE the President stood his ground, this recent break through became possible.

[Yaelle]

Jonathan Swift has been spinning at quite an RPM rate in his grave for some time and can finally stop.

The idiots who thought G-d would have wanted us to eat our own to heal our wounds are still saying that the sky is falling over global warming, though... Idjuts.

[Hacksaw]

Looks like Planned Parenthood won’t get a new business oppurtunity.

[wagglebee]

Unfortunately, many on the left seem to regard "A Modest Proposal" as a "how to" manual.

[ARE SOLE]

“The debate is over”.

Regards

[do the dhue]

I think you can too.

[DJ MacWoW]

Yet for years the left said that we were being foolish to question their desire to slaughter infants for them to experiment.

Molloch will always be "hungry".

[wagglebee]

It’s very fortunate, because this is one of the only things that Bush has held firm on.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

“A decade from now, this will be just a funny historical footnote,....”

I’m afraid Thomson’s right about this. Another opportunity for learning will be squandered.

[do the dhue]

That and not securing our border.

[do the dhue]

Sorry about that, I should have just commended the President on this issue and moved on. But I guess I just had to say that about our border.

My bad.

[wagglebee]

I was referring to POSITIVE principles he refused to bend on.

[wagglebee]

There’s no point in pretending that he has done what he promised.

[lonevoice]

ping

[do the dhue]

:-)