Certainly, but the line that is quoted, is somewhat ambiguous: "challeng[ing] scientific orthodoxy", "opposition to stem cell research". My first comment was my gut reaction to the line that is cited.
You talk about politicized science. I don't think that it's science that is the problem, but rather, the fact that liberals are abusing science for their own purposes. Some time ago, I read that scientists found a way to harvest embryonic stem cells, without destroying embroyos. But I doubt that liberals will find this approach appealing, for two reasons. (1) This can't be used as a wedge issue and (2) it will not affirm the practice of abortion. So it isn't quite as useful as it is when using embryos.
"I read that scientists found a way to harvest embryonic stem cells, without destroying embroyos. But I doubt that liberals will find this approach appealing, for two reasons. (1) This can't be used as a wedge issue and (2) it will not affirm the practice of abortion. So it isn't quite as useful as it is when using embryos."
Most of the LameStreamMedia minimized, or ignored, or suppressed the news and some liberals actually expressed the exact concern you thought they might - it could be used as another peg in the assault against abortion.