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...Those who oppose the research believe that an embryo is a human life from the moment of fertilization, and that destroying an embryo by extracting stem cells is tantamount to murder. Many of those set against embryonic stem cell research advocate using adult stem cells, but while scientists have had some success using stem cells culled from adults, they?ve found that embryonic stem cells hold particular promise. They are more easily molded, more susceptible to manipulation...
...Unconditional funding: The most scientifically adventurous decision Bush could make, this also seems the least likely. This would provide federal funding for all avenues of stem cell research, embryonic and adult, with no conditions or strings attached...
SENTENCED. NATHANIEL BRAZILL, 14, Florida teen who was convicted of second-degree murder last May for shooting his 35-year-old teacher; to 28 years in prison; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Though he was 13 at the time of the murder, Brazill was tried as an adult...
...Where does that leave biomedical researchers? With very little to work with. Most abortion foes will argue that scientists should use adult stem cells to investigate potential cures. But it?s universally accepted that adult stem cells used for research generally don?t perform as well as embryonic stem cells would...
...Even at 14, Nate still does not see the world like an adult. Adult inmates can often recall every detail of a crime even years afterward. Someday, Nate is likely to be serving a sentence for a crime that has receded like any childhood memory. Most people, by the time they reach their 40s, would have trouble remembering the names of seventh-grade teachers. Thirty years from now, Nate probably won't remember what Barry Grunow's face looked like. But no doubt he will remember the name...