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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:12 am Post subject: Congress Debates Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Research Fundin |
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Congress Debates Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Program - President Promises to Veto any Funding Measures or Bills
July 17th 2006
Embryonic Stem Cell
Congress will be debating embryonic stem cell research this week, while the President has threatened to use his veto power for the first time if a funding measure is passed. Even though polls show 70 percent of Americans support embryonic stem cell research, the President banned the use of federal funding back in 2001.
Many involved in the research say there is a potential to cure many diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Recent research even indicates that embryonic stem cells could be used to heal paralyzed patients.
Stem cells are the bodies “master cells”, and are the source of all cells and tissues. They come from a ball of cells known as a blastocyst which develops five to seven days after conception. The adult stems cells found in children and adults are less flexible in what they can become, thus making them much less useful. The federal government has still been funding adult stem cell research.
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