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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/obama.stem.cell/index.html
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, according to administration officials familiar with the deliberations.


While this topic may have a political side, I'm more interested in the what it will do for growing people new organs, curing the blind, and letting paraplegics walk.
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Mar 7 2009 06:46am
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Quote (heepajunk @ Sat, Mar 7 2009, 11:54am)
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/obama.stem.cell/index.html


While this topic may have a political side, I'm more interested in the what it will do for growing people new organs, curing the blind, and letting paraplegics walk.


I don't think we'll be seeing vat grown organs anytime soon, and as far as curing the blind, there's lots of different research trying to achieve that.
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Finally, an administration that cares about progression in the field of science.
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Finally, an administration that cares about progression in the field of science.


Yes, because ethics are a thing of the past amirite?

I mean, lets be fair, Hitler's medical experiments were just srs bsns, nothing unethical (or thus distasteful) about that shit no?
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Yes, because ethics are a thing of the past amirite?

I mean, lets be fair, Hitler's medical experiments were just srs bsns, nothing unethical (or thus distasteful) about that shit no?


wait wait... are you seriously comparing embryonic stem cell research to Hitler and Dr. Mengele?

wow... just wow...
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wait wait... are you seriously comparing embryonic stem cell research to Hitler and Dr. Mengele?

wow... just wow...


comparing murder to murder... i fail to see what astonishes you so.
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Quote (sandingman1 @ Fri, Mar 13 2009, 01:55pm)
comparing murder to murder


Expand on that please.
I'd like to know precisely what you mean

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Yes, because ethics are a thing of the past amirite?

I mean, lets be fair, Hitler's medical experiments were just srs bsns, nothing unethical (or thus distasteful) about that shit no?


Your religious beliefs aren't ethical issues.
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Quote (sandingman1 @ Fri, 13 Mar 2009, 14:55)
comparing murder to murder... i fail to see what astonishes you so.


i lol'd at weak argument
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