First Human Embryonic Stem Cell Study Approved 139
dogmatixpsych writes "The FDA recently approved a privately funded study where human embryonic stem cells will be transplanted into subjects with complete spinal cord injuries. All trials will be paid for and conducted by researchers working for Geron Corporation. The stem cells come from the existing lines Pres. Bush approved federal funding for in August 2001. With Barack Obama now president, many scientists believe federal funding will soon become available for embryonic stem cell research on new cell lines, resulting in additional similar studies."
Yay Obama! (Score:1, Funny)
Good move! I say Obama should be given a raise, free beer, moderations at +5, and infinite karma!
Political BS (Score:1, Funny)
"With Barack Obama now president, many scientists believe federal funding will soon become available for embryonic stem cell research on new cell lines, resulting in additional similar studies."
Is there a way to stop with the political jabs and bullshit that has been floating around /. for the past few days? It's annoying.
Re:Yay Obama! (Score:0, Funny)
The question I have for Obama is this: Who is stimulating the economy? The white man who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single fat colored mammy sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check?
Yours in Christ,
Hal Turner
Re:Yay Obama! (Score:1, Funny)
No more Karma, lest he explode.
Re:Gotta love the FDA (Score:2, Funny)
It has nothing to do with what's logical; it has to with what people WANT. Congress didn't make up the regulation from thin air; their constituents were screaming for it. Were their constituents easily panicked lemmings? Yup. But you'll never convince the populace that they are wrong using logic. It's not fair, but it is reality.
I read the Thalidomide parts and skimmed some of the other paragraphs, and she kept talking about "agression". So I clicked on the book cover. Here's an exertp of the blurb on the flyleaf:
So, libertarian views on government, Judeo-Christian view on morality, and "Aquarian Age" views on personal responsibility. Sorry, I don't generally take advise from schizophrenics.
Re:Food nor Drug (Score:1, Funny)
Not the Drug part... the food part.
Embryos are babies - babies are food - therefore it falls under the FDA
Re:Political BS, Waterboy style (Score:3, Funny)
"Bush is the devil!"
"Everything's the devil to you, Mama!"