An interesting read (Score 1)

All cynicism aside, I think that this is an interesting article and personally approve of the use of stem cells of any kind if (and only if) it will work towards the improvement in the quality of life to people now and in the future. Call it narrow minded if it helps you to sleep at night, after all, we're all entitled to an opinion. I think that the effect this sort of breakthrough would have on the whole world (lets take a moment to consider countries where HIV and AIDS are a daily concern) far outweighs the moral impliactions that seem to be thrust the subject of stem cell research in the first place. Yes it's a controvesial subject but as with any topic of this nature you will have your far lefts, your far rights, and everybody in between. What a lot of people don't see is the bigger picture. Yes we're working with things we don't yet fully comprehend but that's the whole purpose of science, to take the unknown and test it to gain a better understanding to improve the lives of others. I applaud the research done here and hope that we see similar breakthroughs for things like Cancer and other terminal illnesses in the near future.