Stem Cell Research

The Food and Drug Administration is in the news again as it approves the world's first study on embryonic stem cell therapy.  Geron Corp., a California based biotech will start clinical trials to regrow nerve tissue in spinal cord injury patients.  

The article mentions the vast difference in support for stem cell research between the Bush and Obama administrations.  I think it marks how significant and how quickly the pervading ideology of our leadership can affect policy- Obama has been in office for three days.

Who knows what the new research will accomplish. At bare minimum, at least the microscopic images of stem cell have some visual appeal.