[Gay State Conservative]

His departmental peers. Look at what they did to achieve tenure.

Would you care to hazard a guess as to what his departmental peers think about embryonic stem cell research? Or would you hazard a guess as to what the editors of publications connected to stem cell research think of the opinions of individuals like this man?

Do you think it might be possible that the embryonic stem cell research "community" might see views of those like Dr Sherley as a threat to the research grant "gravy train"?

[loveadultstemcells]

Most of his colleagues work with adult stem cells, and NIH funding for work with adult stem cells far exceeds funding for ES cells. The theory that he was opposed for his stem cell opinions does not hold water. Some of his colleagues, like him, object to creation of ES cells. You can easily find such information in the press releases this year about work by his colleagues (no press released about his work, as he does not publish).

[newguy357]

Do you think it might be possible that the embryonic stem cell research "community" might see views of those like Dr Sherley as a threat to the research grant "gravy train"?

Of course it is possible. Last time I checked "possible" is not sufficient to prove causation, especially when more probably alternatives are readily available. As someone within MIT I can tell you that your "possible" hypothesis does not fit with the way things are done here.