Sally Lehrman
IN AUGUST, Advanced Cell Technology reported in the journal Nature that it had created embryonic stem cells for the first time using a technique that avoids destroying an embryo. Journalists leapt on the news because it meant researchers might sidestep moral objections that had plagued the technology. Just the previous month, President Bush had vetoed Congress' modest extension of federal ... (Full article: 765 words)
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