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Originally Posted by Hippie3 i'm in favor of research
but i prefer the government stay out of it.
you guys are being naive if you think
there would not be strings on federal money,
you should study up on the federal research grant system
to see the kinds of requirements and restrictions the government
imposes if you want its' money.
let the big pharmaceutical corps and hospitals and heath insurance companies pick up the tab, let wealthy people make donations,
but keep uncle sam out of it. |
goverments worldwide fund aids research, and i for sure want them funding bird flu research, i dont see how this would be any different...unless ya got what we have now, fanatical right wingers pulling the purse strings...the same idiots who would teach abstinence ONLY without instructing about condoms....now that i think about it maybe your right...we should wait for a more liberal admin, so they wont repress any findings...lol...
heres some cool shit
At the same time, there are fears that if wider research is not made possible, scientists who depend on federal funding will leave for institutions abroad that offer stem cell research programs, and the US will end up lagging on the international stage.
Earlier this month, South Korean scientists announced they had made stem cells tailored to match the individual for the first time - heralded as a breakthrough in stem cell technology.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4580299.stm