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NIH authorizes use of first human embryonic stem cells under new policy
Washingon Post ^
| 12/2/2009
| Rob Stein
Posted on 12/02/2009 3:05:54 PM PST by Nachum
The Obama administration on Wednesday approved the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but also most contentious fields of biomedical research.
The National Institutes of Health authorized 11 lines of cells produced by scientists at the Children's Hospital in Boston and two lines created by researchers at the Rockefeller University in New York. All were obtained from embryos left over by couples seeking treatment for infertility.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cells; embryonic; nih; stem
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:05:56 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:06:18 PM PST
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
I heard this earlier. It saddens and sickens me. Creating life just to destroy it is a sin.
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:08:40 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: Nachum; Coleus; Peach; airborne; Asphalt; Dr. Scarpetta; I'm ALL Right!; StAnDeliver; ovrtaxt; ...
Collins, an evangelical Christian who has argued that science and religion do not need to be in conflict, defended the work. "I think that there is an argument to be made that what is being done is ethically acceptable," Collins said, "even if you believe in the inherent sanctity of the human embryo."
bump & a ping
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:43:43 PM PST
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: Nachum; neverdem
Well, I had worried that Collins was a big, fat sellout, and sure enough...
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:47:06 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
(We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
To: neverdem
All were obtained from embryos left over by couples... who apparently do not care if their unborn sons and daughters are killed and their tiny parts used for experiments.
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posted on
12/02/2009 4:00:37 PM PST
by
cotton
To: Nachum; Salamander; Markos33; Slings and Arrows; cpforlife.org; Mrs. Don-o
Smiling, somewhere in the flames.....
?
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posted on
12/02/2009 4:05:19 PM PST
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
To: Nachum
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posted on
12/02/2009 7:44:20 PM PST
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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