Petition to End Fed Ban on Stem Cell Funding

[Update: Pres. Obama lifted the ban on stem cell funding, finally, in early March]

Since Invitro Fertilization (IVF) clinics have killed 500,000 embryos simply helping infertile women have their own babies (when adoption is a better alternative), and stem cells have only been pulled from 20-25, the "they're killing embryos" argument is a moot point - we need to ban IVF first, and allow stem cell research which will save lives - undifferentiated stem cells can be directed to grow into hearts, livers, kidneys, eyes - any of 220 cell types in humans. New cells can be cloned from existing cells so a few can provide an endless stream of cells for research and drug creation.

Geron Corp. has first conquered cellular aging with these, they simply inject stem cells into aged cells and rejuvenate them; they had cells with 6 week lifespans they've kept alive since the 80's now! (called the "immortal line", they just never get old, never die). This can lead to Alzheimer's cures, halt aging, senility, senile dementia, bone dissolution, you name it. Their work on rats with severed spinal columns have repaired the damaged nerves and brought back movement when previouslyl they'd be paralyzed with no hope. These are the human tests that were approved on Jan 21 by the new administration. (No one is prohibited from using adult stem cells, but those are already the type they're gonna be, they cna't be used to grow hearts or eyes). They think they can cure deafness and blindness fairly quickly.

Other nations don't ban this research - a few pseudo-religious people here along with Bush have set us back a decade while other nations went forward. This petition will lift the federal ban on funding; the private sector is allowed to fund it now anyway, which also makes this a moot point: it's being done anyway and will continue to be. Major advancements have been made already at Duke Univ, Johns Hopkins, and U of Wisconsin Madison, UCLA using stem cell technology (most developed by Geron Corp, they have 160 patents so far, including the cloning of animals - their lab techniques cloned Dolly the Sheep).

THis is a petition site to send a petition to the administration to lift the federal ban -- it will happen eventually, this will just speed up the cure.

Petition to End Federal Stem Cell Funding Ban

"Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come" - Albert Einstein

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Obama to Support New Technology

We all need to get behind Obama, he must succeed or the U.S. may be in real trouble. Like it or not, he's likely President for at least four year, probably eight, as the nation is finally fed up with the arrogance, theft, and self-righteousness of the right wing, the immoral majority, and Republican attitudes in general: "Support the wealthy, screw the rest of you", just doesn't work and now we know. Also, shipping wages out overseas to save a few bucks here on labor doesn't work either- I saw plunging home prices coming a DECADE ago, and posted this when forced out of computer work in CA due to outsourcing. But I'm a gnat and no one listens!

Check this out at the White House site.

The Obama administration support increased funding for stem cell research and other new technology, not announced publicly yet. This is from the White House site:

White House Agenda


Employ Science, Technology and Innovation to Solve Our Nation's Most Pressing Problems
21st-century technology and telecommunications have flattened communications and labor markets and have contributed to a period of unprecedented innovation, making us more productive, connected global citizens. By maximizing the power of technology, we can strengthen the quality and affordability of our health care, advance climate-friendly energy development and deployment, improve education throughout the country, and ensure that America remains the world's leader in technology.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden will:

- Lower Health Care Costs by Investing in Electronic Information Technology Systems: Use health information technology to lower the cost of health care. Invest $10 billion a year over the next five years to move the U.S. health care system to broad adoption of standards-based electronic health information systems, including electronic health records.

- Invest in Climate-Friendly Energy Development and Deployment: Invest $150 billion over the next ten years to enable American engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid. This investment will transform the economy and create 5 million new jobs.

- Modernize Public Safety Networks: Spur the development and deployment of new technologies to promote interoperability, broadband access, and more effective communications among first responders and emergency response systems.

- Advance the Biomedical Research Field: Support investments in biomedical research, as well as medical education and training in health-related fields. Fund biomedical research, and make it more efficient by improving coordination both within government and across government/private/non-profit partnerships.

- Advance Stem Cell Research: Support increased stem cell research. Allow greater federal government funding on a wider array of stem cell lines.

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