My grandfather was a great man, but I had to watch the spark in his eyes die, as his mind crumbled and he succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. Ironically, Nathan Jay Friedman lived a healthy life, swimming nearly every day, taking vitamin supplements, washing his hands to the verge of obsession "yet died of an incurable genetic curse. He was always very interested in scientific developments, and must have known of the potential of stem cells. Had he lived just a few years more, these omnipotent cells may have been able to cure his debilitating disease. What are these stem cells, and how...

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On August 9, 2001, President George W. Bush finally made a decision on the most recent controversial issue of federal funding for stem-cell research. In a brief televised address, he told the nation that he would support very limited research on embryonic stem cells. Scientists would be...

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