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Do you remember when Ron Reagan ended his Democratic convention speech with a rallying cry for political science: "Whatever else you do come Nov. 2, I urge you, please cast a vote for embryonic stem-cell research." Who knew that the little pre-embryo was even running for office?
When the campaign is over, embryonic stem cells will win the prize for the smallest issue with the largest impact. You can't even see these cells in the lab without a microscope, but in politics they're looming larger every day.
After the star turn at that convention, stem cells have been center stage at partisan events and had featured roles in the presidential debates.
It's rare that science ever gets on the political agenda, but stem cells came into this election laden with all the baggage of the abortion argument. The cells harvested from 5-day-old fertilized eggs are widely believed to offer hope for curing diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's. But the pro-life opponents have declared that the eggs are human and harvesting them is murder.
Three years ago, the president attempted...
When the campaign is over, embryonic stem cells will win the prize for the smallest issue with the largest impact. You can't even see these cells in the lab without a microscope, but in politics they're looming larger every day.
After the star turn at that convention, stem cells have been center stage at partisan events and had featured roles in the presidential debates.
It's rare that science ever gets on the political agenda, but stem cells came into this election laden with all the baggage of the abortion argument. The cells harvested from 5-day-old fertilized eggs are widely believed to offer hope for curing diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's. But the pro-life opponents have declared that the eggs are human and harvesting them is murder.
Three years ago, the president attempted...