Yo! Blair to lure US stem cell research firms

[Bluebear]

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to promote Britain as an ideal place for stem-cell research when he meets US biotechnology firms later.

Mr Blair is on a four-day visit to California to try to boost co-operation between the state and the UK.

The UK may benefit from an influx of cash as US stem-cell firms face vocal and politically powerful opposition.

In July, US President George W Bush used his veto for the first time to block funding for stem-cell research.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5229456.stm

[babylonsister]

1. Take THAT, dimson. Your pal is playing you, and U.S. nt

[DianaForRussFeingold]

2. That way the rich will have the benefits,while the poor,TOO BAD, SO SAD

The first human to receive experimental stem-cell therapy to revive his damaged heart tissue. The results of which could turn the stem-cell debate on its head. http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,57944,00.html Doctors at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, used a procedure that, if successful, could eliminate some of the controversy surrounding the medical use of embryonic stem cells, as well as the practice of therapeutic cloning.