On October 31, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, just a few miles from here. That day, knowing we were moving toward a world war, he said:

The total defense, which this Nation seeks, involves a great deal more than building...

Speech delivered in Albany, NY on June 12, 2009

Good morning. It is an honor to be speaking to all of you today. I'd like to start by thanking Dr. Richard Daines, the New York State Commissioner of Health, for his leadership as head of the Funding and Ethics Committees...

For the last eight years, human embryonic stem cell research -- which is improving our understanding of how we can treat and defeat diseases such as Parkinson's and diabetes -- has been a hostage of presidential politics. Monday's executive order by President Barack Obama changes that, lifting many restrictions on...

By Susan L. Solomon and Zach W. Hall

Nothing would give the millions of people afflicted with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injuries a greater thrill than to be able to rejoice that the debates around stem cell research are finally over, and "the...

For the second consecutive year, President Bush is vetoing legislation that would expand the range of human embryonic stem cell research eligible for federal funding. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act did not represent a sea change in federal policy, but would have been an important step toward making...

H.R 810 represents a step in the right direction, but it is ultimately a politically expedient approach to tackling this critical issue. It does not address the fact that the federal government should be funding the most important form of embryonic stem cell research, Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), which...