[tt] [wta-talk] Understanding our Genes is dependent upon Stem Cell research

[Eugen Leitl]

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From: James Clement <clementlawyer at hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 07:37:18 -0800
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Subject: [wta-talk] Understanding our Genes is dependent upon Stem Cell
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THANKS TO DR. STEVE COLES OF THE GRG.ORG FOR THIS QUOTE:

         In the last ten years, during which we've decoded the human genome
and
started to write our own genetic code... this time in history will be one of
those
bright lines in which we will acquire the ability to change humanity as we
understand
it.  That's not something that has even been possible to contemplate before,
except in
sci-fi movies. ... Regeneration is based on stem cells.  If we don't
understand 
stem cells, which are the translators of the genetic code, then we are
wasting 
our time trying to understand the genetic code.  There is probably nothing
more 
important to study about human biology than stem cells.  The fact that [this
research]
has been blocked by the Bush Administration on religious grounds is one of
the
intellectual tragedies of our century. -- Craig Venter [1]

Ref.: 1. "Craig Venter: Genetics Pioneer," Rolling Stone Magazine, pp. 88-90

(November 15, 2007).


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James Clement, J.D., LL.M.




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