Science Progresses Despite Politics

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jun 14, 2007 With the stem cell debate, scientists once again have to negotiate the political gauntlet, where every breakthrough is met by an ill-informed stump speech. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stem Cell Team Grows Heart Valve

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2007 Opponents of stem cell research might want to reconsider their position if any of their nearest and dearest have ever had heart problems. A team of British scientists has successfully grown a human heart valve from stem cells, an astonishing feat 10 years in the making. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Passes Stem Cell Bill

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2007 The House has passed legislation in support of stem cell research. The vote was 253 to 174. President Bush's only use of the veto was to nix a similar bill last year, and this proposed expansion of research is seen as a direct challenge to him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Protecting Blastocysts, Forsaking Humans

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 24, 2006 It was more important for Bush to veto a bill on stem cell research than it was to push for a halt to the slaughter claiming actual human lives in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: Putting a Wedge Between the Right and Loony Right

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 20, 2006 The columnist says Bush's veto of the stem cell bill has set him apart from his colleagues in the GOP and put him squarely in the ranks of the loony right. She also takes on a range of other "wedge issues" that have proved so divisive as to end up dividing even the staunchest conservatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2006 Its official. In his first use of the veto, the president has refused to sign H.R. 810, or ғthe Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005. According to Bush, ԓHuman beings are not a raw material to be exploited or a commodity to be bought or sold. The bill, which passed the Senate just shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, would undo funding limits imposed by the administration in 2001. The silver lining here might be the impact of this on the midterm elections. Check out the roll call on Daily Kos. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Aging Scientist Quits Over Bush’s Stem Cell Policy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 The leader of the stem cell unit at the National Institute on Aging says the president's 2001 policy decision lies at the root of his decision to leave the government for the private sector. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Scientists Seeking Rabbit-Human Embryo

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2006 The researchers want to produce genetically defective stem cells to further the study of incurable diseases. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )