Shortly after President Obama took office, he lifted the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. For the people affected by incurable and life-altering diseases - stem cell research has provided great promise. The medical frontiers with stem cell research as our Sherpa will open new doors to healing, regeneration and possibly the growth of new organs. Full speed ahead we move to consider the opportunity cost of the good, the bad and the unexpected in stem cell research.
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