Between Stem Cells and a Hard PlaceTommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Dec. 03‚ 2007Politics, like the stage, is all about perception -- not reality. Consider that President George Bush is now being hailed as a hero by some for his opposition to stem cell research, which conservatives are now saying led to the latest scientific breakthrough: Japanese and American scientists have turned skin cells into stem cells, thus avoiding the use of microscopic matter from human embryos. |