http://donklephant.com/2005/07/22/finding-common-ground-on-stem-cell-research-2/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2005/07/22/finding-common-ground-on-stem-cell-research-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7693 Greg Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:07:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/07/22/finding-common-ground-on-stem-cell-research-2/#comment-7693 The ridiculous thing about this issue is how little the press for whatever reason publicizes how much farther along adult stem cell research is than embryonic, which is nowhere near clinical trials in the US and has a freakish ability to spark tumors in research subjects. If I had to guess, I'd say it's a mix of preference for the controversial story (the science vs. religion canard) and a little bit of old fashioned hostility of editors to religious groups. The ridiculous thing about this issue is how little the press for whatever reason publicizes how much farther along adult stem cell research is than embryonic, which is nowhere near clinical trials in the US and has a freakish ability to spark tumors in research subjects. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a mix of preference for the controversial story (the science vs. religion canard) and a little bit of old fashioned hostility of editors to religious groups.

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