The Washington Post reports today: “Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a plethora of illnesses and sidestep the political and ethical quagmires that have plagued embryonic stem cell research.”
Like last year’s welcome development of making adult cells into an equivalent of embryonic stem cells without harm to human embryos, this appears to be another major breakthrough. More technical details can be found here. Let’s hope McCain and Obama respond in a way open to protecting unborn life.
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