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--------------D440E1E562E8708FEB790FB4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Larry and list members, It is my understanding that it was necessary for the funds to come from non-govenmental sources because the Stem cells come from embryo research (the original cells are obtained from an embryo used in in vitro fertilization) which is specifically forbidden to be used in federally funded research. Imagine if the full resources of federal grants could have been used. Just possibly the stem cell research might have progressed faster and been of benefit to many more of us years sooner. Many of us don't have 10 years (the figure I have heard ) to wait for the research to come up with a practical way to use these cells. And, progress from this point on will also likely be impeded by the rules spawned by those people who limit embryo research. I would assume Udall money could not be used to exploit this breakthrough (which I predict will result in a Nobel Prize for the researcher Dr. Thomson). Larry, I am glad that private industry was able to jump into this and fund the research but it isn't a victory for unbridled capitalism against Federally funded research. The method of funding- from my reading was necessitated by those who repeatedly try to impose their morality and world view on the rest of us. The mentality that brought us such progress as the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem witch trials and tacitly encourages the terrorist murder of a physician in Buffalo or a gay man in Wyoming because they are violating the true interpretation of God's law will fight this breakthrough tooth and nail. We need to be ready to support our researchers and not shy away from the political fight which will undoubtedly interfere with funding research which has a good chance of finding the cure for PD. If we let the Right Wing fanatics determine our research priorities as if they were the interpreters of the Laws of God and Nature, I want to take this opportunity to say good-bye to all our friends from Down under since under their laws that keep you from falling off this flat, geocentric, world are about to be repealed by the Christian Coalition. Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] Flemco- wrote: > List Members, > > Isn't this Geron company amazing and isn't it amazing that they have done > all their stem cell research and refused government grants? Those money > grubbing profit hungry capitalist. Don't they know only original and > beneficial thoughts must come from those feeding at the trough in > Washington, DC? > Hooray for money grubbers! > Larry Fleming > [log in to unmask] > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/l/e/Lawrence-R-Fleming/ --------------D440E1E562E8708FEB790FB4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Larry and list members, <p>It is my understanding that it was necessary for the funds to come from non-govenmental sources because the Stem cells come from embryo research (the original cells are obtained from an embryo used in <i>in vitro</i> fertilization) which is specifically forbidden to be used in federally funded research. Imagine if the full resources of federal grants could have been used. Just possibly the stem cell research might have progressed faster and been of benefit to many more of us years sooner. Many of us don't have 10 years (the figure I have heard ) to wait for the research to come up with a practical way to use these cells. And, progress from this point on will also likely be impeded by the rules spawned by those people who limit embryo research. I would assume Udall money could not be used to exploit this breakthrough (which I predict will result in a Nobel Prize for the researcher Dr. Thomson). <p>Larry, I am glad that private industry was able to jump into this and fund the research but it isn't a victory for unbridled capitalism against Federally funded research. The method of funding- from my reading was necessitated by those who repeatedly try to impose their morality and world view on the rest of us. The mentality that brought us such progress as the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem witch trials and tacitly encourages the terrorist murder of a physician in Buffalo or a gay man in Wyoming because they are violating the true interpretation of God's law will fight this breakthrough tooth and nail. We need to be ready to support our researchers and not shy away from the political fight which will undoubtedly interfere with funding research which has a good chance of finding the cure for PD. <p>If we let the Right Wing fanatics determine our research priorities as if they were the interpreters of the Laws of God and Nature, I want to take this opportunity to say good-bye to all our friends from Down under since under their laws that keep you from falling off this flat, geocentric, world are about to be repealed by the Christian Coalition. <p>Charles T. Meyer, M.D. <br>Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin <br>[log in to unmask] <p>Flemco- wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>List Members, <p>Isn't this Geron company amazing and isn't it amazing that they have done <br>all their stem cell research and refused government grants? Those money <br>grubbing profit hungry capitalist. Don't they know only original and <br>beneficial thoughts must come from those feeding at the trough in <br>Washington, DC? <br>Hooray for money grubbers! <br>Larry Fleming <br>[log in to unmask] <br><a href="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/l/e/Lawrence-R-Fleming/">http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/l/e/Lawrence-R-Fleming/</a></blockquote> </html> --------------D440E1E562E8708FEB790FB4--