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Stem cell research: a reader-scientist dialogue

Tim Louis Macaluso’s interview with University of Rochester biologist Mark Noble, published January 4, brought quick response from readers opposed to stem cell research. Their comments, and Noble’s response, follow. Feminists for Life of New York disputes Mark Noble’s claim that the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cell research is solely a religious one (“Hope, Fear, […]

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Hope, fear, and politics

For millions of people suffering with debilitating injuries and serious diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s, stem cell research offers hope. But as promising as the research is, it is also polarizing. And the Bush administration has taken a non-scientific view of stem cell research and turned it into public policy. At the University of Rochester, […]

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