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The peer-review issue only specifically applies to federally funded embryonic stem cell research on existing embryonic stem cell lines. If you or your private foundation decided to fund Dr. "X's" embryonic stem cell research, that would be up to you and your foundation's processes governing how your money is awarded.

Chrissy Matthews has gone around the bend...again. On tonight's show,he has now mentioned the "rumor" about Bush having an IFB in his ear to get help "in the debate last weekend". First, the rumor is about the first debate, not the one last weekend. Mostly, though, it's a RUMOR---based on a crease in the back of Bush's jacket. I'm gobsmacked that Chris has stooped to spreading trash like this...notably since he never picked up rumors about Kerry having notes at the same debate.

Chris has also brought up stem cell several times in the first 20 min. of his show...
[breathlessly] "Will Kerry release the taped message he got from Chris Reeves"?
That's pitiful, hoping to boost Kerry's campaign from the grave.

I've always given Chris a little credit for having a sense of decency missing in most Rats. But he's drunk the kool-aid now. I can only hope to have the pleasure of watching his sulky misery on election night.

I guess my point was that all of the $100 million that W promised was Federal Grant money, not private money and Dr. K's point was that the potential scientific investigators had not come up with enough ideas to justify $100 million. Maybe Edwards and Kerry should ask Mama T to throw in $100 million for private research funds on embryonic stem cell research...

I just finished reading a medical thriller by Robin Cook, SEIZURE. A good read about embryonic stem cell research and also thought provoking about the potential problems (i.e. impregnating young women with female fetuses and harvesting them at 5 months) vs the promising results for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.