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Embryonic stem-cell research has become a very controversial issue over the last few years--and justifiably so. Human lives are sacrificed when researchers experiment with the human embryos.
Embryonic stem-cell research played a role in the 2006 mid-term elections. One could hardly escape the commercial with actor Michael J. Fox where he campaigned for members of Congress who would support embryonic stem-cell research and funding.
According to MSNBC.com, researchers have now found a new source for human stem-cell lines. These stem cells are found in the amniotic fluid of a woman, a substance that is usually discarded upon the birth of a child. Dr. Anthony Atala, the leading researcher at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, hopes that the amniotic stem cell lines would "provide a valuable ...