Stem Cell Research Approved

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日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/1076& K1 A) U* b4 `$ e* w3 G
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+ F/ s; E# k+ {( S3 |) W% @9 i' qTheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.) s: I$ F3 p' G: D3 d( ^* B! `
Thebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.
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StemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries.
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* [4 U$ _: C) a2 _2 o# i) MNewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).  X5 s$ }# t" j7 d3 Z) V6 P

; C( A5 ~# G* s, S7 QThelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.
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  M* r! F% e6 m% m& |' zActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.
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5 E6 j" i9 N9 AOpponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.
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Underthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife.
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" w$ x: d& U. f( z8 m: i1 J$ IDespiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.7 c" x& V0 Q0 R: H
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PresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch.
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Citingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.1 f3 Y& }- q1 y# K+ I# n

8 K5 v; \2 Z8 B% j& eStemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.
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" v5 L, l) a0 p0 ]Theyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline., h5 v6 E' k, t

/ ?# C& Q6 X* N7 n/ D$ `Scientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.
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7 H( w% @$ z6 F7 O! `/ qThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.
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