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Stem-Cell Suit's Chilling Effect on Labs Already a Win for Technology Foes from Bloomberg "While a U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington has allowed continued funding as the case is heard, the outcome’s uncertainty “completely pulls the rug out from under” scientists seeking to organize new research and hire workers, Morrison said. Foes may have won regardless of the court decision, said Thomas Murray, a bioethicist. “It’s a tactical victory,” said Murray, president of the Hastings Center, a bioethics research center in Garrison, New York, in a telephone interview. “If their goal was to make human embryonic stem-cell research a less attractive option for American researchers, they’ve succeeded, even if they lose their court case.” And don't look to Congress for help.... "Sarah Binder, a political science professor at George Washington University in Washington, said passing a bill is a long shot with so short a time before the November congressional elections, or in a session after the elections. Republicans who backed Harkin’s previous bill for funding have incentives to block congressional action now even if they agree with him, she said. The Republican Party has become more politically conservative since 2006, and party leaders may want to deprive Obama of a political victory on stem cells, Binder said. Democrats may also be drawn into the fray. “I don’t get the sense that there’s an appetite for making room for things that are in any way controversial,” Binder said in a telephone interview. " full article at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-22/stem-cell-lawsuit-s-chilling-effect-on-laboratories-already-a-win-for-foes.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn