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作者: 韩雪娜    时间: 2008-12-30 23:33     标题: Stem Cell Research Approved

日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/10767 z; w9 I# E5 P6 T0 J8 k3 M" g

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4 j  t* Z" f% A) pTheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.
  [8 A7 C4 ^! `+ n0 GThebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.
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StemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries.
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3 \" \5 k! F2 C% P% v3 N5 Y+ n  ^NewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).
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4 D7 _( D4 v1 k& M7 u7 OThelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.
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4 M7 m: W, M% K! \# U" lActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.  B* i2 l# ?' F0 b/ g) P# @1 \

) |, ~  P' a+ p" \Opponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.
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" ?  B! H7 u2 vUnderthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife.
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Despiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.; t4 B- h) D2 o: G' ~* ?& _

4 L0 Y# n/ Y- m  r' t% R1 CPresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch.; D2 @* I6 z, ~" i. P
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Citingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.: Z& d# r$ Z9 O: b

/ r' h5 V' _$ eStemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.
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8 j8 f; A$ q: vTheyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline.! B* P3 ^+ {7 v( }) n
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Scientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.2 k8 m7 u! ?7 ?$ q, ]/ k7 H8 ]* j

, w! T+ M# o" u5 Q- n1 F# O" }/ WThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.
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来源: NewsRx.com
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