Obama Stem Cells

New Stem Cell Research Rules Enacted By Obama

Reuters | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


U.S. President Barack Obama directed federal agencies on Thursday to enact new rules governing federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells...

Death to My Embryos! Long Live Stem Cells!

Michele Kayal | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Michele Kayal

The right choice -- the only choice -- was to turn my inability to create life into the chance to save another.

Calling Out Stem Cell Lies

Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

Knocking down the arbitrary wall constructed by Bush will most likely subject far more labs who are obliged to reap the benefits of federal stem cell funding to a federal ethics oversight regime.

Science You Can Believe In

Joe Trippi | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


Joe Trippi

By investing and believing in innovation we will overcome our current economic woes and ensure our prosperity for decades to come.

Some Conservative States Pushing Back Against Stem Cell Research

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


ATLANTA — A showdown is shaping up in some of the nation's most conservative states over embryonic stem cell research, as opponents draw languag...

Religious Right Claims Obama Betrayed Them

AmericaBlog | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


Um, he wasn't your candidate, and he doesn't represent your views. So tell me again how he has gone back on his word....

The Stem Cell Slippery Slope Fallacy

Marty Kaplan | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

The slippery slope argument says that if we permit a scientist to culture stem cells, then when that scientist wants to make cowumans and humabbits, society will be incapable of saying no.

Patients Before Politics: Putting Science First

Susan L. Solomon | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Susan L. Solomon

While the Obama administration brings a refreshingly friendly attitude toward science, researchers will still lack easy access to the full range of possibilities that stem cells present.

Obama Science Memo Goes Beyond Stem Cells

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN and BEN FELLER | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — From tiny embryonic cells to the large-scale physics of global warming, President Barack Obama urged researchers on Monday to follo...

Eric Cantor: Stem Cell Research Just A Distraction From The Economy

The Hill | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics


President Obama's impending reversal of the restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is meant to distract from the economy, House Minority Whip Er...