Stem Cell Research Approved

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日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/1076; T( O9 D, q/ n  \' e( f6 @
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TheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.
. Q6 p% O9 |' h8 z& lThebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.% F8 \& c* _, x& |8 x% ]5 a

; e7 I! A- z& eStemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries.
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NewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).
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Thelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.% \$ R. y* M+ \9 k: ]
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ActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.
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Opponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.
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  B6 u4 @& j; a. DUnderthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife./ C& s7 t( k- M, s
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Despiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.
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PresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch.; Q: I5 }4 w7 d9 {' R

  V0 z" f, H; R& p5 ^Citingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.7 J2 t4 @+ J7 a, L# G
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Stemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.
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Theyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline.
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# B7 A) a+ V2 M: tScientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.' Y5 O( ]& s. f3 X# b  g/ h  x
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ThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.* l" }) ?3 s: s4 v+ \. a  ]1 r

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