Category Archives: stem cell

Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 2

Remember I said things dont' appear as they seem.  Voic.us reports that SB 596, the Stem Cell bill, passed.  Well, it did pass the House at 11:26 pm on the 40th day.  However, the House made changes to the bill, thus requiring the Senate to agree to those changes.  And, according to the Legis web site, there was no Senate vote to agree.

Thus, the bill is dead. 

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Umbilical Stem Cells vs. Embryonic Stem Cells

Column for Wired takes Christian Right groups to task for not telling the whole story on the “success rate” for non-embryonic stem cell research. Continue reading

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Reading Assignment

I have been working for the past week and a half on some legislation that will affect stem cell research in Georgia. Below is some reading material, I will comment more later

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