Stem Cells: Adult vs. Embryonic

July 21, 2006

National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Dr. David Prentice on the debate over adult vs. embryonic stem cells.

Lopez: As you listen to the debate in Washington — what’s most misunderstood about stem-cell research?

Dr. Prentice: 1) The hope of stem cells vs. the reality of what’s really been shown with various types of stem cells, embryonic vs. adult.

2) The idea that current “approved” lines of embryonic stem cells are “disintegrating” and “contaminated.”

Read the whole thing.