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-- [ From: Seymour Gross * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- SJS, and List, Thank you very much, SJS, for your post commenting as you did, on some of the bio-engineering research that is taking place by private institutions and by the NIH. One of the things that impressed us in The New York Times article is President Clinton's knowledge of current research and his statement that all-human embryonic stem cell research "may have real potential for treating such devastating illnesses as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease." This is not the first time that he has indicated an awareness of Parkinson's, and it is being mentioned on the national stage. Our purpose in posting the article was to not only bring it to the attention of the individuals who subscribe to this list but to the Parkinson organizations and their scientists as well, with the thought that they may wish to communicate their points of view to Harold Shapiro of Princeton University, chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission; and to Dr. Michael West, chief executive of Advanced Cell Technology of Worcester, Mass., who said he was announcing the cow-human hybrid research now "to test its public acceptability before making further investments in the technique. " Dolores Gross [log in to unmask]