The idea of reprogramming an adult cell back to a pluripotent state is credited to Japanese scientist who wanted another way to get patient-specific pluripotent stem cells without creating and destroying embryos is now successful.
The case for embryonic experimentation is dubious both ethically and scientifically.
Another group concludes that adult stem cells have a better advantage over embryonic stem cells in helping patients.
Legislators are calling for the suspension of sales of RU-486 because of serious side effects in women who use the drug to terminate pregnancies.
Scientists have reprogramed human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo making human cloning and the destruction of human embryos to extract stem cells becomes unnecessary.
