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...time, he could insist that he had kept his promises to the Republican right, which abandoned his father after the elder Bush broke his no-new-taxes pledge. To placate scientists who argue that Bush did not go far enough, he promised "aggressive federal funding of research on umbilical-cord, placenta, adult and animal stem cells, which do not involve the same moral dilemma." The government is already spending $250 million on such research this year...
Umbilical Cord...
Biologists have also found stem cells in umbilical-cord blood. These cells have proved useful in combatting blood disorders, including leukemia. Some firms even offer to freeze and store this blood in case children later develop a treatable illness. But doctors question such practices and argue that more research is needed...
...nearly everyone agrees on one thing: stem cells, the unspecialized cells the body uses as raw material for tissues and organs, have the potential to treat an astonishing range of ills, including Parkinson's disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's and spinal-cord injuries. After Bush's decision, the question becomes whether they'll ever get a fair chance...
Stem cells are the undifferentiated cells from which all specialized cells such as neurons derive. Scientists say that stem cells taken from early stage embryos hold the most promise for treating problems as diverse as diabetes and spinal cord damage...