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The source of this program is On Point.org: http://tinyurl.com/4yyxa To hear this 38 minute program on the radio program On Point streamed to your computer: http://tinyurl.com/6q7x9 Even if you are an ideologue, this program discusses the science and discoveries in a quiet manner giving the pros and cons of present research and give the scientists view of proposed legislation. After listening to this program, you will understand that without government funds, basic research will cease. The program is 38 minutes and includes caller questions. On Point is produced by WBUR radio in Boston, Mass and is heard on National Public Radio. Celling America Short Aired: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 As the federally-approved supply of embryonic stem cells shrinks, private universities and even states are jumping in to make up the difference. But without government funding, these efforts may not pay off, leaving the life-saving promise of the research -- therapies for genetic maladies like Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease -- unrealized. Guests include: Dr. Irv Weissman, director of the Institute of Cancer and Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Stanford University and chair of the National Academy of Science Panel on Human Reproductive Cloning and Stem Cell Research Nicholas Wade, science reporter for the New York Times and author of "Life Script: How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health" Dr. James Battey, Chair of the National Institutes of Health Stem Cell Task Force ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn