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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: "all the way over on the West Coast"
Posts: 1,032
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: "all the way over on the West Coast"
Posts: 1,032
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Finally, after eight long years ...
Thanks, Debi!
I was wondering who was there from the Parkinson's world; I'm glad Katie had a seat!
You might check out the thread just below this one, "CBS news features the Robbs" where we are discussing the Dickey-Wicker amendment.
Obama's action today is a huge step forward, and means the availability of new stem cell lines immediately, and the funding for the research using those cells, despite the D-W amendment. His remarks seemed to leave the door open for SCNT as well, saying that he was banning “cloning for reproductive purposes.”
It also was wonderful to see the commitment to politics-free research in general.
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“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.” — Susan B. Anthony
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