Word: stemness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...despite his change of heart, McCain’s advocacy for stem cell research has been less aggressive than Obama?...
Obama has long been a vocal proponent of expanding government support for embryonic stem cell research, having backed legislation in the Illinois Senate to permit embryonic stem cell research...
...support continued when he arrived in the U.S. Senate, where he joined 40 of his colleagues in co-sponsoring a bill to direct federal funding to embryonic stem cell research...
...This bill embodies the innovative thinking that we as a society demand and medical advancement requires,” he said in a speech supporting the legislation. “By expanding scientific access to embryonic stem cells which would be otherwise discarded, this bill will help our nation’s scientists and researchers develop treatments and cures to help people who suffer from illnesses and injuries for which there are currently none...
...contrast, McCain is a recent convert to federal support for embryonic stem cell research: despite opposing federal funding when the issue first came up in Congress several years ago, he now supports funding the controversial research and has voted for recent legislation to increase such support...