Advances in Medical Science

[naruki_oni]

It probably won't happen here in the next four years, but in South Korea stem cell research has enabled a paralyzed woman to walk - two decades after being disabled!

On the other hand, I've heard that the Bush Anti-science ban is only on federal funding, not on the legality of doing the research. Thus, California is supposed to have funded their own research in defiance of the Neanderthal in Chief's wishes.

If true, way to fucking go, California! I almost forgive you for picking an actor rather than a good politician. (To be fair, he is a good actor in his genres.)

Comments

Re: proudly presenting:

[blackbyrd2.livejournal.com]

How long til the religious Right starts bombing laboratories where the research is conducted, killing scientists in the name of 'preserving life'?

Any bets?

Personally, I think a good deal of thought needs to be spent on restricting and regulating the procedures for acquiring the embryos for embryonic stem cell research, but I'm all in favor of the work itself.

"our" new law states that:

[saminz.livejournal.com]

Only the embryos that were produced for reproduction anyway and then not "used" can be taken, and then only if the parents agree. More or less instead of throwing them away. And that cloning new ones for research is forbidden. That is probably why the vote was so clear. We don't have these violent and out of control fundamentalists (yet?), thank heavens.

If you ever get them...

[naruki-oni.livejournal.com]

Kill them on sight. It's the only way to save your country.

Re: If you ever get them...

[saminz.livejournal.com]

I'll think about it, promise. Or else, there's always toothpicks, right :-)?
No, seriously. We are still FAR away from fundamentalism of that sort being an accepted form of argumentation. (That sentence sure looks weird. wonder if it's correct...) The swiss are a pragmatic lot, more or less. And we do not really like our thinking being done for us. While direct democracy can be a painfully slow process, it does wonders to file off the extreme edges of just about anything. Up to now. And if we do get them, I am sure the majority will scream: "Foreigners!!"