Hi Tod, I apologize for the unnecessary polticization of this Good News. Crediting Obama is admittedly a stretch, but the coincidence of FDA approval the day after the inauguration just begs for it. :-)
________________________________ From: Tod E. Santee <[email protected]> To: bob quinn <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: bob quinn <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:24:13 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Thank-you Obama: FDA Approves Stem Cell Trials for SCI Hi Bob... I can't dispute, in my opinion, that this is exciting news. I'm very curious how these trials to determine the safety of injecting embyonic stem cells into human SCI patients turn out... and how much farther they're able to go. (Today's announced procedure is just to be sure applying stem cells won't harm or kill a patient.) However, it's a little early to thank President Obama. The Bush Administration wouldn't have stopped this Phase I test from going forward in any way because it's all being done in a privately-funded lab with no government money. In fact, the FDA has been studying the plans and background research for this for a while, now. The application was in months ago. The best news is that *IF* this Phase I shows promise, the company itself or publicly-funded universities it could work with might soon be able to apply for Federal grant money to continue the work and collaborate on methods used once the ban on gov-funded emryonic stem cell research is lifted. Best wishes to ALL... (and I'm sure we'll be able to thank Obama in the future when the lifting of the "Bush Ban on Science" helps move many things forward.) --Tod ---- bob quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > Most promising for new injuries, but still exciting news! > > > >
