Hey Bob -- I *LOVE* politics! CNN is a fixture at my house, not a channel to choose. Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room" is as attention-grabbing, to me, as porn is to many (LOL).
I don't mind discussing it here. And, as a science teacher, too, I can't wait 'til Obama erases some of the Bush stranglehold on science being published without "presidential editing." Best wishes! --Tod ---- bob quinn <kult...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 <sant...@cox.net> > To: bob quinn <r...@sockets.com>; quad-list@eskimo.com > Cc: bob quinn <kult...@yahoo.com> > 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 <kult...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Most promising for new injuries, but still exciting news! > > > > > > > > > > >
