Senate committee delays stem cell research debate in US
In the US, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted last week to delay a debate in the Senate over whether to allow federal funding of research involving embryonic stem cells. The Senate panel voted to drop from the Labor-Health and Human Services bill language originally added to create within the existing...
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A tragic death that should not deter gene therapy researchers
by Juliet Tizzard
Jesse Gelsinger's parents are no doubt still reeling from the news of their son's death. But as they try to get on with the rest of their lives, a public and professional debate about why he died is raging in the United States. Jesse, who was 18 years old, died...