Stem Cell Research
Mona Charen points out that the latest “breakthrough” in stem cell research isn’t actually what is being reported. What I heard on the local radio yesterday is that scientists had discovered a way to remove a single cell from a developing embryo without causing any damage to the embryo. Quoting Robby George:
First, the study did not involve the removal of one cell from an embryo that then continued to develop. Instead, researchers disaggregated 16 living embryos, killing them all, and took an average of six cells from each. The 91 resulting embryonic cells were then placed near one another in dishes and allowed to divide. Some divided, while others died.
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