Todays Boston Globe has an Op-Ed called Falling behind on stem-cell research written by two Stanford professors. They must be smart, using a word like "hegiras", or maybe just a bit pretentious. Regardless, they talk about the effect of Bush's stem-cell research policy on American efforts in the field. "NIH officials admit the agency has ceded leadership in the field." In 2002 US researchers published 1/3 of the papers, in 2004 just 1/4. Just what we need.
It seems two bills affecting this have passed the house and are in the Senate. One by conservatives will criminalize stem-cell research and therapies and one by liberals will overturn Bush's ban. "Bush has promised to veto any law that would overturn his policy." I'm not sure if that includes the conservative bill or if Bush could actually veto anything. Bush is destroying science in this country, can't we get rid of him.
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