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Scott Republican governor of MN Pawlenty just vetoed a stem cell research bill. What I don't understand is why so many people in the US are against science and insist on voting against their own interests. This is a very serious situation - -witnessing the decline and fall of the US. Don Reed is learning Mandarin as part of his backup plan to go to China eventually to help his paralyzed son. Not so long ago I was criticized on this List for reporting that in NY people were wanting nannies who spoke Mandarin. I was told I could just leave the US because I am not "patriotic" enough. Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott E. Antes" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Ohio research ban > Having lived in Ohio many years, I can tell you, Ray, that you echo the > sentiments of many Ohioans when you say, "What is the matter with these > idiots?" I was having acupunture treatments there in the mid-sevenites. > Shortly after I moved, the State banned acupuncture! Unbelievable! Scott > >>===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> ===== >>Research ban would hurt Ohio >> or why I am no longer a Republican. What is the matter with these >> idiots?? >>I can remember when Republicans did not oppose science. These attempts to >>stop therapeutic cloning seem to be cropping up all over the country. >>Thank >>goodness progress is being made elsewhere, like in the UK. The criminal >>penalties like jail would be worth not having PD if I have to go abroad >>for >>treatment. >> >>Ray >> >>A bill being considered in the Ohio Senate, meant to ban human cloning, >>would do far more than that. It would weaken the state's push, through its >>new economic stimulus package, to attract top biomedical researchers. And >>it >>would send a message, accurate or not, that the state isn't really serious >>about developing cutting-edge science and the jobs that come with it. >>Lawmakers should reject the legislation, which itself is essentially a >>clone >>of an earlier, equally misguided attempt to restrict scientific research. >>Proposed by Sen. Stephen Buehrer, R-Delta, the bill would impose criminal >>penalties on anyone who attempts human cloning in any form, for >>therapeutic >>or reproductive use. In essence it bans the technique of "somatic cell >>nuclear transfer," in which the nucleus of an egg is replaced with the >>nucleus of another cell. >>This would prevent the artificial creation of a human being. But it also >>would virtually rule out therapeutic genetic techniques. It would remove a >>major tool to create personalized stem cells lines, keyed to an >>individual's >>DNA, that could be used to cure specific diseases in that person. >>Dr. Arnold W. Strauss, medical director of Cincinnati Children's Hospital >>Medical Center, told a Senate committee the ban would keep Ohio scientists >>from finding new treatments for several diseases with genetic origins. >>"Generating patient-specific stem cells, that is, human cells that contain >>those genetic mistakes ... in a Petri dish is not cloning of a human," he >>said. >>As others testified, this research is vital to the kind of breakthroughs >>Ohio is investing heavily to produce. The state has smartly set the stage >>with grants, tax policies, capital formation and other initiatives. >>Bioscience now is its fastest-growing industry. Strauss said it drives >>15,000 jobs in Cincinnati alone. The ban would signal "that Ohio is a >>hostile environment for productive biomedical research," he said. >>This is a debate that should have been settled by now. In 2005, after >>voters >>approved the "Third Frontier" high-tech initiative, lawmakers attempted to >>insert a similar ban into its implementation law. Then-Gov. Bob Taft, who >>had already issued an executive order to govern such research, wisely >>vowed >>to veto any such measure. >>If the General Assembly is so foolhardy as to pass this legislation, Gov. >>Ted Strickland should follow his predecessor's lead and slap it down. Ohio >>holds great promise as a center for research that could strengthen the >>state's economy and benefit many lives. Lawmakers should let the >>scientists >>do the science. >> >>Rayilyn Brown >>Board Member AZNPF >>Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation >>[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 > > Scott E. Antes > Department of Anthropology > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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