Firm proves its stem cell work won’t destroy embryos

January 11, 2008

The company’s findings, and its subsequent plea to the government, represent the latest development in the controversy over creating human stem cells for research. On one side, religious groups have argued that destroying embryos to derive stem cells is tantamount to killing human beings. On the other side, scientists have argued that stem cells hold the key to future medical treatments for life-threatening diseases. (San Francisco Chronicle)