Stem cell scorecard

Lilly Mae Sharp — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:56:01 GMT

how nice it would be if a scientist would step up and tell the truth about stem cell research - or one of the drug companies - adult stem cell research shows some promise - embryonic stem cell research does not - but why should that bother the people who want to explore it and have you pay the bill? To Canadians, this is not a foreign concept - buy why should America adopt Canada's socialist medical program? Good grief!

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Gil V. Henry — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:43:16 GMT

Stem cell research is our big hope. It has so much promise that it cannot be ignored. What George Bush has done is to return us to "the old days" and now we have to play "catch up". It will be interesting to see what political spins that the White House will put on this issue.

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EVAN JAMES LITTLETON CO — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:10:02 GMT

IN THE WORDS OF COMMANDER WILLIAM RIKER OF THE STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE. "SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER."

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John, Durham — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:12:33 GMT

It's all about big government money. Funding pet projects and keeping free loading scientists working. Stem cell research of both types has been going on and will always go on. It doesn't need government funding. Private funding is doing fine. Private funding is also an incentive to produce or get out. Government handouts produces waste and complacency. But the selfish people in the field think only of themselves while mouthing off about how it's for the benefit of mankind. Yeah, right! For once, would you think of the people paying for it. Especially the people who are forced to pay for the embryonic research which goes completely against everything they stand for. Mankind will get along just fine without goverment funding.

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Mary Hamilton, Holt, MI — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:11:48 GMT

Livers & kidneys have been created, heart attacks 'cured'- blindness, too ... and diabetes ... all using stem cells NOT from embryos, but not a peep from the media about this ... or the fact that 100% of mice treated for Parkinson's w/embryonic stem cells received tumors ... and all this happened SINCE MJ Fox's ad. Embryonic stems can be patented, your won can't ... and that's why they are so coveted.

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stephen, wash d.c. — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:12:27 GMT

There is promise in adult stem cell research but still more promise in embryonic. Adult stem cells loss some characteristics that allows them to take on any cell where as embryonic can become anything.

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TheFallibleFiend — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:00:02 GMT

Religious propaganda should not be confused with fact.

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Stella Reyes, Palatka, FL — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:50:32 GMT

Who will benefit from stem cell research? Even if embryonic stem cell research is eventually federally funded, it will be too expensive for the average american. Only the wealthy will benefit.

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Rob Summers, Washington — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:42:16 GMT

You're RIGHT religious propaganda should not be confused with FACT, Fact #1 embryonic stem cells have no viable chance of creating a cure, Fact #2 Adult stem cells have been used to create cures. Atheism ( the belief that all life came from a rock a long time ago) with its belief that an embryo is not alive is the religion that needs to taken out of our labs and schools. The only reason to push embryonic stem cell research is to help keep abortion legal. The real Fiends are those that KNOWINGLY lie to spread their Religion of death.

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Louis, Seattle, WA — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:13:40 GMT

Scientific Humanist propaganda should not be confused with fact.

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Dee St.Louis MO — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:33:53 GMT

I am a bit saddened when Amendment 2 is passed in MO. A lot of people seemed not to realize that embryonic stem cell has been going on for a while with private funding without any promise for cure while adult stem cell had.However,I am a bit relieved to know almost 50% of Missourians voted no for it.I think most people did not really care what it is really about.

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John T. Adams III, Alexandria, Virginia — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:03:28 GMT

Congress can re-enact legislation to fund embryonic stem cell research. But, unless there are enough votes to override another veto, it won't more than a Bronx cheer to the president. Eventually, history will view embryonic stem cell research opponents in the same way it sees religious authorities who insisted the earth was the center of the universe.

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TheFallibleFiend, LORTON, VA — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:40:22 GMT

rob s: "Fact #1 embryonic stem cells have no viable chance of creating a cure"

Claims are not facts. Most actual scientists disagree. I'll get my facts from NIH scientists ...

http://stemcells.nih.gov/StemCells/Templates/
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... who have informed opinions rather than anonymous netizens who are a lot better at talking about science than practicing it.

rob s: "Fact #2 Adult stem cells have been used to create cures."

Which is irrelevant to whether embryonic stem cells may be useful. Again with the NIH:

http://stemcells.nih.gov/news/newsArchives/stemfactsheet.asp

rob s: "Atheism ( the belief that all life came from a rock a long time ago)"

That is not the definition of atheism.

rob s: with its belief that an embryo is not alive is the religion that needs to taken out of our labs and schools.

Not all atheists support abortion. Not all religionists oppose it. You are either not aware of this, or you deliberately misrepresent it. Religion doesn't have anything intelligent to contribute to science. It has some limited usefulness in the realm of ethics, but religionists aren't the only ones with ethics.

rob s: "The only reason to push embryonic stem cell research is to help keep abortion legal. The real Fiends are those that KNOWINGLY lie to spread their Religion of death.

The real heroes, I suppose, read some junk science issued by the Vatican and try to pass it off as informed opinion.

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TheFallibleFiend, LORTON, VA — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:10:13 GMT

It seems odd to me that we should crow about the lack of progress with embryonic stem cells when for the past several years, the highest levels of the U.S. Government have been actively trying to sabatage the efforts of researchers in that field.