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July 19, 2006 - President George W. Bush vetoes House Resolution 810 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, a bill that would have reversed the Dickey–Wicker Amendment which made it illegal for federal money to be used for research where stem cells are derived from the destruction of an embryo.
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was the name of two similar bills, and both were vetoed by President George W. Bush and were not enacted into law. New Jersey congressman Chris Smith wrote the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, which made some narrow exceptions, and was signed into law by President Bush.
Embryonic stem cells make up a significant proportion of a developing embryo, while adult stem cells exist as minor populations within a mature individual (e.g. in every 1,000 cells of the bone marrow, only one will be a usable stem cell). Thus, embryonic stem cells are likely to be easier to isolate and grow ex vivo than adult stem cells. [36]
Embryonic stem cell research has divided the international community. In the European Union , stem cell research using the human embryo is permitted in Ireland , Sweden , Finland , Belgium , Greece , Britain , Denmark and the Netherlands ; however it is illegal in Germany , Austria , Italy , and Portugal .
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 was the first bill ever vetoed by United States President George W. Bush, more than five years after his inauguration.The bill, which passed both houses of Congress, but by less than the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto, would have allowed federal funding of stem cell research on new lines of stem cells derived from discarded human ...
Accused rapist rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs hired men to procure participants for his sick "Freak Off'' sex parties -- peddling the orgies as if it was "an honor'' to be asked to them, a targeted ...
Image credits: Marinerprocess #3. Maybe not the most corrupt, but one of the most slimy. The weekend watch commander and four officers were stealing money from people brought in intoxicated.
New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...