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The U.S. District Court injunction that stops federal taxpayer funding of human embryonic stem cell research should make patients happy.  The judge ruled that federal funding for embryonic stem cell research violates a current law, passed annually since the Clinton administration, prohibiting government funding for research that involves the destruction of human embryos.He added that there is a limited amount of federal funding for stem cells, and funding embryonic stem cells competes with adult stem cells. But only adult stem cells are treating people. The good news is that this ruling should free up more funding for adult stem cell...

New Brunswick, NJ (LifeNews.com) -- A leading researcher on stem cell research told attendees of a pro-life banquet at Rutgers University that the use of adult stem cell research is significantly more effective than using embryonic stem cells. Dr. David Prentice, founding member of Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics, told the audience:"We keep hearing about the promise of embryonic stem cells, but the claims are simply unsubstantiated,” he said.“At this point in time there is little evidence of the effectiveness of embryonic stem cells. Proponents have yet to take even one dish of embryonic stem...