Human Embryo Experimentation | The Immediate Benefits of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Are Exaggerated
Charles Krauthammer is a syndicated columnist and contributing editor to the Weekly Standard, a magazine of political analysis.
Summary: Some contend that embryonic stem (ES) cell research should be urgently supported because researchers are on the brink of curing conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, cancer, and spinal cord injuries. In reality, ES technology is in the elementary stage of development. Scientists have yet to fully understand the properties of stem cells and how to control them. For example, in one ES cell experiment, a human...
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