Bush Signals Opposition to Some Stem Cell Research Bush Signals Opposition to Some Stem Cell Research Reuters Online Service Samstag, 27. Bush, who opposes abortion, would not say if he would move to outlaw such research, which is currently legal. But scientists said if he did, it could cut off many promising avenues of medical study. Scientists expressed dismay, although Bush's spokesmen have said he would oppose such research.
Stem cells are a kind of nursery cell that can generate a range of cells in the body.
But just over two years ago, Gearhart and others found that stem cells taken from embryos were especially powerful and especially flexible. So long as the scientists themselves did not create or destroy a human embryo to get the cells, they could use them. I diabetes, spinal cord injuries and other illnesses. The fear is that Bush or his appointees, perhaps a new head of the NIH, might reverse this ruling. Anti-abortion activists point to research that suggests stem cells taken from adults can be as powerful as embryonic stem cells.