| On this installment
of Healthy New Jersey, we examine stem cell research and
what could mean to millions of Americans with conditions
ranging from diabetes to Alzheimer’s disease. Stem
cells are produced in the first days of pregnancy and help
create the human body. Scientists hope to someday direct
stem cells to grow into replacement organs and tissues to
treat a wide range of diseases. But to harvest stem cells,
researchers must destroy days-old embryos, a procedure condemned
by the Roman Catholic Church, abortion foes and others.
On this program, we leave the debate behind and focus on
the implication of this research, what it involves, who
it will help, and whether it is really a good thing. New
Jersey is the second state to allow stem cell research.
Its legislation mirrors a measure already approved in California
and similar bills are pending in two other states.
Dennis Benigno
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Dr. Ira Black |
Dr. Wise Young
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