Posts Tagged ‘stem-cell’

Expanding Stem Cell Research

April 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Yesterday the Senate passed a bill expanding stem cell research. That could be a big deal. I’m not all that excited as a ton of this research is already being done in the private sector where the long arm of federal restrictions and red tape don’t apply. However, people like Michael J. Fox felt differently [...]

Democrats shoot down stem cell research again ( and where are the media and Michael J. Fox? )

December 8th, 2006 | No Comments

A bill passed Congress yesterday and no one seemed to notice. To wit, Shelley Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, introduced legislation aimed at “Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the [...]

When astronomers tackle politics

June 16th, 2006 | 12 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on the perceived Republican war on science. Today I see two articles directly related to that same logic ( one even citing the book I ridiculed ). First, I read Bad Astronomy Blog’s article where he steps outside what he does best and offers political comment. [...]