Greg, IMOHO, I think the one who explains it the best is the Doctor from MIT. If you don't have his testimony before the Senate, I can send it off line to you. Please let me know if you want it. There is also one from the Doctor at Tulane on Adult Stem Cells, I have it also, if you'd like to print it off for your Father. just me, Marjorie At 10:27 AM 10/17/2000 -0400, you wrote: >We PWP's have a lot of educating to do with the general public. The >majority don't have a clue about stem cell research. Even my own father, >who I have inundated with material on the subject, asked me the other day >if stem cells originated in the brain stem! This is going to be a more >difficult fight than I had thought. > >Greg >47/35/35 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:52 AM >Subject: Re: Today's LA Times -- reference to Jim Cordy > > > > At 11:49 AM 10/16/2000 -0700, you wrote: > > > > >The research has drawn strong opposition from people who say it is immoral > > >to destroy embryos. They are pushing Congress to block a decision by > > >President Clinton's advministration to fund the research. > > > > > >"I don't understand how people could oppose this," Cordy said. "A pencil > > >dot -- that's what we're talking about when we talk about these embryos. > > >We are not talking about half-formed fetuses." > > > > Hi Mary, > > Tell Jim Cordy for me that I have come to the conclusion that at least 99 > > 44/100% > > of the people who don't understand what Stem Cell research is really > > about,are the > > ones who fail High School Biology,and then went on to fail Reading > > Comprehension > > Classes. > > just me, > > Marjorie > >