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Hi Phil, I'm encouraged that someone (besides me) is reading and reacting to these newspaper articles. I put them out there, without my own predjudiced opinion, and await a response.... Usually it's a big ho-hum from 2000 members.... (at least it seems that way) so I'm naturally pleased to see your posts and Linda's... Anyone else? Your feedback is right on Phil. Now, how do we go about asking Associated Press, USA Today, and all the others, to print a clarification? Funny thing .... the anti-embryonic suit was front and centre in every paper, on TV, etc. the day the suit was filed. This one didn't show up for days 'n days..... (after Linda told us about it) Cheers ...... murray On 30 May 2001, at 13:38, Phil Tompkins wrote: > In the otherwise excellent AP article of 5/29 by Christopher Newton that > begins "Seven scientists and actor Christopher Reeve have filed a > federal lawsuit accusing the Bush administration of illegally > withholding funding for stem cell research," the statement "Stem cell > experiments on animals have shown promising results, but there is no > conclusive evidence of the potential benefits of stem cell therapies on > humans" is unfair, inaccurate, and misleading. > > The statement implies that embryonic stem cell therapies have been > tested on humans without conclusive results. But the fact is that it is > simply too early in the history of stem cell research for such tests to > have occured. And the opposition to funding is holding back the time > when this can begin. > > Results of some animal experiments are sufficiently promising to > justify research that leads to tests involving human subjects. For > example, see the AP report of February 16 which describes how > Parkinson's disease was cured in mouse models of the disease. > > Also, biotech companies such as Ariad Pharmaceuticals, BresaGen, > Geron Corporation, Raven Biotechnologies, Neuronyx, and Vistagen are so > sure of the potential benefits that they are engaged in stem cell R&D > projects. > > There may not be "conclusive evidence" yet, but there is a high > degree of confidence, and that is all that is possible at this point. > > > Phil Tompkins ********* [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn