Scientists Devise Ways To Make Stem Cells Without Destroying Life

US scientists say they have devised two new methods of extracting precious embryonic stem cells from mice without destroying their pre-existing ability to generate life, potentially offering a way out of a protracted political stalemate over regenerative medicine. The announcement, made on Sunday by Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (ACT) and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, comes amid a heated debate in the United States about whether current limits on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research should be lifted to give scientists a chance to explore what many call one of the most promising areas of biological science.

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