Word: stemming
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...ripple effects of the vote, of course, reach well beyond the largely theoretical realm of cloning, and into the heated debate over the Hill?s current cause celebre: Embryonic stem cell research...
...Cloning is now bound for the Senate, where everyone expects continued heated debate. And while a final compromise bill will probably not look exactly like Weldon?s, it?s quite possible the spirit of his restrictions will remain. What would that mean for stem cell research...
...listless international marketplace for new cures and treatments: Any ban on cloning embryonic cells will reach beyond American borders; patients in the U.S. will be unable to access treatments developed overseas using cloned embryonic stem cells. That side effect, some predict, could be the true death knell for continued studies. If the U.S. market is off limits there?s a lot less incentive for biomedical research abroad - and considerably less hope for patients here at home...
Some attempts to stem the traffic may be working. Authorities in Mali have cut illegal exports 75% by enlisting villagers as informants. Mali is the only African country with which the U.S. has signed a bilateral treaty restricting the importation of cultural artifacts. In Nigeria, museums boss Eluyemi is talking with a group of illegal traders--who insist on being called vendors and have even formed a union--to work out "compensation" for the works they find to ensure that at least some objects remain in the country. The 1995 digging frenzy in Kawu slowed after six months, partly...
SENATOR BILL FRIST G.O.P. lawmaker-doctor takes lead in crafting deal on stem-cell research. Will George follow...