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According to Dr. Charles G. Jennings, executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, this first demonstration of national approval for embryonic stem cell research since 2001 reflects the continued therapeutic promise of stem cell science...
...There are over an estimated 100 million people with chronic diseases in the United States...and stem cell research still has tremendous potential,” he said. “That’s front and center, and other people are becoming more aware of this fact...
Jennings said that many people who are initially undecided about stem cell research tend to support it after learning more about its ramifications. He pointed to individual states’ efforts to legalize stem cell research as an example of the trend toward increasing public support...
...Many states are not pleased with the current administration’s decisions and are taking things into their own hands,” he said. “It has become evident with the stem cell advancements announced in South Korea that whatever the U.S. does, this research will occur elsewhere...
South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk revealed to the world last week that he had improved upon existing methodology to create embryonic stem cell lines tailored to individual patients, bringing the goal of individual stem cell therapy one step closer to fruition...