The New York Times:
If the stem cell wars are indeed nearly over, no one will savor the peace more than James A. Thomson.
Dr. Thomson’s laboratory at the University of Wisconsin was one of two that in 1998 plucked stem cells from human embryos for the first time, destroying the embryos in the process and touching off a divisive national debate.
And on Tuesday, his laboratory was one of two that reported a new way to turn ordinary human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without ever using a human embryo.
“Isn’t it great to start a field and then to end it,” he said.
This is good news. When it's not always clear if there is a right decision, this could make that decision easier in medical research.
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