Friday, July 14, 2006

Researcher: Bush Embryonic Stem Cell Bill Veto Wouldn't Halt Science

From LifeNews.com. The researcher involved (Francisco Silva, head of stem cell research at PrimeCell Therapeutics of California) says that adult germ-line cells, reprogrammed to be "pluripotent" (literally, able to make many different kinds of new things for the body), show far more promise than embryonic stem cells ever did. He should know--he does this for a living.