August 10, 2004
THERE'S GOLD IN THOSE DEAD (via The Wife):
Missed Opportunities in Embryonic Stem-Cell Research (George Q.Daley,M.D., Ph.D., August 12,2004, New England Journal of Medicine)
Three years have passed since August 9,2001, when President George W.Bush drew a line in the sand: he announced that research on human embryonic stem cells created before that date would be supported by federal dollars; research on lines created later would not The President ’s policy has severely curtailed opportunities for U.S. scientists to study the cell lines that have since been established, many of which have unique attributes or represent invaluable models of human disease. [...]Dr.Daley reports that he is a member of the scientific advisory board and board of directors of,and has options to purchase equity in ViaCell, a company that banks cord blood and investigates the use of cord-blood stem cells. He also reports serving as a medical and scientific advisor to MPM Capital.
Similarly, paedophiles consider age of consent laws to mark missed opportunities. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 10, 2004 11:41 AM
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fyi - The cord-blood stem cells are adult stem cells that are fully eligible for federal funding. They come from umbilical cords of mothers.
Posted by: pj at August 10, 2004 12:09 PMMissed opportunities for the last twenty years.
Posted by: genecis at August 10, 2004 1:37 PM