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To: ~digs who wrote (6054)1/22/2009 7:34:34 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 7944
 
Weren't we thinking that some months back? STEM ASTM etc...



To: ~digs who wrote (6054)3/7/2009 12:41:08 PM
From: Ron  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7944
 
Apparently the ban on stem cell research funding to be lifted in the coming week. GERM STEM ASTM

finviz.com

Already up after hours yesterday, however.



To: ~digs who wrote (6054)3/8/2009 9:49:08 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7944
 
Potential Baldness Cure Leads Man To Reverse Position On Stem-Cell Research.

"I've always said I don't believe in that Frankenstein-type research, but lately I've been thinking that there might be something to it," said Tell, a 43-year-old father of two and victim of male-pattern baldness. "If there are people out there who could truly benefit from that stem-cell stuff, who are we to deny them?"

While stem-cell research could potentially treat maladies ranging from third-degree burns to Alzheimer's disease, it is highly controversial because stem cells are often extracted from a human embryo. Tell acknowledged that he once opposed the practice on ethical grounds, stating that "a human life, no matter how undeveloped, is still a human life."

"When the [stem cell research] issue first came up a few years ago, Chuck said that destroying an embryo was just like murdering somebody," Tell's wife Denise said. "He found it immoral. He said it was 'harvesting innocents who can't speak for themselves.' For months, Chuck was a champion of 'the helpless unborn.' But I haven't heard him speak on behalf of the harvested innocents since he saw some news segment about stem cells curing baldness."

theonion.com