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Article: Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Public Support for Adult Stem Cell Research; 65 Different Diseases Currently Being Treated
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- U.S. Newswire
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- March 21, 2006
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LANSING, Mich., March 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Research using adult
stem cells is currently producing treatments for some 65 different
medical conditions and deserves the recognition and support of the
public to further assist those who are suffering, the Michigan
Catholic Conference told the House Health Policy Committee today in
Lansing.
The conference offered its support of adult stem cell research
while testifying against legislation that seeks to amend the state's
human cloning ban in order to clone then kill living human embryos
for their stem cell lines.
"Public support for adult stem cell research is necessary to
augment the increasing number of treatments that are today helping ...