Scleroderma Patient Returns to Active Lifestyle Washington, D.C.— From Stem Cell Research Facts, a project of Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), comes the video story of Dave Kurtz, a seven-time Ironman competitor crippled with pain and fatigue from systemic scleroderma. But thanks to a successful adult stem cell transplant, Dave is on the road to recovery. …
Continue reading "Adult Stem Cell Recipient “on the road to recovery”"By Wesley J. Smith The recent March for Politics Science cast aspersion on their political opponents as “anti-science.” So did opponents of President George W. Bush’s embryonic stem cell funding policy. So have many others for many years as a way of prevailing in ethical or political disputes, including against yours truly. In actuality, the …
Continue reading "“Nature” Says Stop the ‘Anti-Science’ Slur"And we need to tell people why. By John Stonestreet Editor’s note. This appears at Breakpoint. You can also hear the broadcast there. Some issues in presidential politics have staying power. Twelve years ago, everyone was talking about immigration, abortion, and terrorism. Today, everyone is still talking about immigration, abortion, and terrorism. But another issue …
Continue reading "The Late, Great Stem Cell Debate: WHY PRO-LIFERS WERE RIGHT"Editor’s note. The following welcome news comes from the office of pro-life Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). WASHINGTON, DC – With a unanimous show of support, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith’s legislation, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2820), cleared its final hurdle and is on its way to the President for signature and …
Continue reading "Rep. Smith’s Bipartisan Stem Cell Bill Heads to the President’s Desk"By Wesley J. Smith Buried deep in an encouraging story about another advance in turning skin cells into stem cells, we see more evidence of biotechnology’s ultimate human cloning goal. First, the good news. An acid bath may be able to replace viruses in transforming skin cells into stem cells that can become any …
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