Word: celling
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...most of those venturing onto the ice, and teams of white-helmeted city workers are constantly rushing to help citizens who have fallen on their faces. "Don't form chains," a supervisor cautions over the public-address system. "Don't smoke in the rink. Don't talk on your cell phones. It's for your own safety...
...Stem-Cell Breakthrough? Michael Kinsley's commentary regarding stem-cell research was disappointing, especially in that he let emotional rhetoric overshadow scientific evidence [Dec. 10]. Many cures and treatments have been derived from stem cells - but none from embryonic cells. Ethically sound adult stem cells, which have been studied for 30 years, are a proven source of medical advances. Moreover, taxpayer dollars weren't used to fund the destruction of human life. It was a moral stand President George W. Bush made. Let's move on with consensus on this new research. Ronald Simpson, M.D. University of Arkansas for Medical...
...Treating Parkinson's disease is much more complicated than just using stem cells to produce more dopamine. Stem-cell growth and dopamine production can't always be controlled, and too much dopamine can cause involuntary movements and hallucinations. Embryonic stem cells transplanted or injected into the brain have produced mixed results. Parkinson's affects the whole brain, and dopamine alone cannot cure it. Why should I hope for an ethical cure? My wife has been living with Parkinson's for nine years. Steve Maloney, FRANKLIN...
...high school student who avidly supports stem-cell research. I like that Kinsley brought to light the fact that the embryonic stem cells used in research come from fertility clinics, which otherwise would discard them. The advances scientists have made without government funding prove that with the necessary backing, we could be well on the way to curing Parkinson's and myriad other illnesses. Jessica McLellan, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS...
...Discomfort in the Lab Michael Kinsley said the moral dilemma over embryonic stem cells is not real and never was [Dec.10]. That is not the view of James Thomson, who was the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells and who observed that "if human embryonic-cell research does not make you a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough." Would I be more certain about the lack of moral questions related to this research if I suffered from Parkinson's disease, as Kinsley does? I doubt it. My mother died with the disease...