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Thank you John for alerting us to this program -it is a truly excellent, enlightening discussion, Linda Herman On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:05:05 -0500 John Cottingham <[log in to unmask]> writes: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn