stem cell research

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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

Quick question... do any organizations still do research or treatment with stem cells that come to be as a result of sexual human zygote formation?

yes. they're simply not eligible to receive funding from the US government. at least before now.

the thing is, this is a largely symbolic action. private funding for human embryonic stem cell research exists so it's not like this kind of research was on the verge of stagnation. and the US gov't still allowed funding for research based on pre-existing cell lines. meaning some embyronic lines were grandfathered and didn't violate the funding ban. other research has focused on pluripotent stem cells, which are non-embryonic.

i know a guy who works in stem cells and i keep trying to get him to post here and share. he'd be able to speak more intelligently about it than i can.