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Brazil To Ban Stem Cell Research

The Technology Review reports that Brazilian politicians, bowing to pressure from religious groups, will most likely ban all stem cell research in that country. Research into stem cell based regenerative medicine is a vital part of progress towards curing nearly all of the most common age-related diseases.

The Technology Review reports that Brazilian politicians, bowing to pressure from religious groups, will most likely ban all stem cell research in that country. Research into stem cell based regenerative medicine is a vital part of progress towards curing nearly all of the most common age-related diseases. Successful theraputic trials have been held for heart disease in humans, and Parkinson’s has been cured in mice, for example. More than 100,000 people die worldwide every day due to these and other conditions – are we going to let politicians stand in the way of cures, or are we going to speak out and do something about it?

View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/07/ap_072104.asp
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