Stem Cell Research Approved

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日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/1076
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3 r9 m3 D+ h( mTheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.
$ _0 h! X3 z% AThebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.
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StemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries.
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NewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).& B7 H% i/ ]- O! O9 r* R
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Thelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.& h, }' ]: e. X+ T, n$ G( e
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ActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.
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3 F, U6 Q% ]4 v7 MOpponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.% u7 d0 H0 e  u, h4 B% t/ X( t; g6 R
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Underthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife.( w( r( h4 D1 {! H" `

4 [8 z  J5 z4 ODespiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.1 c; _& ]$ y8 F  z4 l2 q

9 ^- w! ]1 _/ X: cPresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch.
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Citingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.
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Stemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.
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4 @) P5 \/ j2 C  T/ _1 tTheyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline.
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- l1 r* V: t1 R2 [2 V6 LScientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.
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ThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.
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