What You Don’t Know About Stem Cells Could Hurt You

For decades, the use of stem cells for scientific research has been an extremely contentious and controversial issue in the United States. Many European countries openly use stem cells for medical research, but ethical and religious concerns have held back American innovation, a fact that symbolized by President George W. Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. However, since President Barack Obama signed an executive order that overturned Bush’s ban on funding for embryonic research, as well as a number of other advances in stem cell research and technology, there have been breakthroughs, allowing for scientists …

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