Chronicle ignores adult stem cell research
Legislators in Austin are considering several bills related to embryonic stem cell research, and while the Chronicle gives us a story about the debate, the story never mentions adult stem cell research (the one that's seeing results):
Two bills focus on the embryonic stem cell research itself, while three bills and one joint resolution examine funding and oversight for the work. The therapeutic research is hailed in some quarters as the future of medicine but decried in others as destroying human life.
Many think therapeutic cloning holds the greatest promise for diseases that defy treatment. Using cells cloned from a patient's own tissue could lead to cures for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, heart disease, various cancers and spinal cord injury.
Unlike embryonic stem cell research, adult stem cell research is already much more than promising; it has achieved remarkable results already. The media just doesn't like to report on ASCR successes, for reasons that remain a mystery to me.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 04/12/05 01:51 PM | Houston Chronicle | Print | Comments (7)
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