I recently did a poll to which we’ve gotten a large number of responses asking the question: Is Obama anti-science? You can still take that poll here. The result so far indicate that vast majority believe that Obama is not anti-science. While 18% believe his policies are a mixed bag, only 2.6% flat out say …
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The current Republican presidential primary favorite du jour is former Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum. In the past I’ve blogged on the weakness of the Republican field (which is a gift for stem cell research) as well as what a hypothetical Romney Presidency would mean for stem cell research and science. What about Santorum? If he …
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If you care about contraception, you need to understand stem cells. And if you care about stem cells you should know more about birth control. Why? There is a big media to-do about federal guidelines related to health care organizations providing birth control. President Obama has gotten into the fray and in fact just today …
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They say politics makes strange bedfellows….remember the Witherspoon Council? These are the fellows who are the BFFs of the two scientists suing to stop federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. They also wrote a large, very stodgy tome about stem cell research, in which they mentioned me and this blog…kinda implying we …
Federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is hanging by a tenuous thread at the moment. While currently legal, such funding is at the mercy of a legal case making its way through the courts. The latest stop for this case is a review by a 3-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court. …
Imagine my surprise as Republicans here in the U.S. have contributed mightily to stem cell research recently. Wait, what? There is a perception that when it comes to stem cell research and particularly embryonic stem cell research that there is a political divide with Republicans opposed to it and Democrats for it. Of course it …
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A year from now will I still be conducted federally funded research on human ES cells? What about the hundreds of other professors in the U.S. and their thousands of employees? It is not unreasonable at this point to forecast a perfect storm in Fall 2012 that may kill elements of stem cell research that …
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Each year at this time I start thinking about what the next year will bring for the stem cell field and make predictions. This year is no different and I’ve been pondering what 2012 has in store for us. You can read my predictions for 2011 here and see how I fared. Not too bad, but overly optimistic …
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The Republican Party is a shadow of its former self. It seems to have lost touch with reality, abandoned real leaders, and given up on facts. One of the most damaging trends for the Republican Party has been their lack of presidential candidates who have gravitas, meaning they can be taken seriously as national leaders. …
Last night the Republican candidates for President of the United States, all of whom hope to garner the GOP nomination and face President Obama in the Fall of 2012, squared off in the first debate that included Texas Guv Perry. All of the Republican candidates voiced opinions that seem more extreme than what they have …
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