[MHGinTN]

The real value of what Bush allowed for already established embryonic stem cell lines (while forbidding taxpayer dollars going to generate new embryonic stem cell lines) is being realized. How cells transition from totipotent to pluripotent to multipotent has been studied and is now being exploited to 'back up' adult cells to a previous stage of multipotency--stem cell from which many different cell/tissue lines are generated.

It may be superfluous now, but here's a link to layman's booklet free for downloading in html or PDF which gives more information of what stem cells and cloning are.

[Sun]

“Bush allowed for already established embryonic stem cell lines “

That troubled me, though, because what IF they discovered there WERE treatments from ESC - it would encourage Frankenscientists to experiment on embryos more.

[Sun]

” but here’s a link to layman’s booklet free for downloading in html or PDF which gives more information of what stem cells and cloning are.”

Thanx for the link. A WEALTH of information!