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Article: Stem cell research as promising as it is controversial.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- August 27, 2004
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Byline: Tina Hesman
ST. LOUIS _ A group of unassuming cells growing in laboratory culture dishes are now caught in the glare of a political spotlight: Stem cells.
For some the cells hold promise for curing previously hopeless diseases. For others, they are moral and ethical landmines threatening to destroy the boundaries between right and wrong.
Stem cells come from a few important sources. The most controversial are embryonic stem cells, primordial cells formed soon after fertilization that may grow into any type of cell in the human body. Supporters of embryonic stem cell research say the cells can cure spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Lou ...