An interesting exchange in the Scientist At Work interview in Science Times today:
Wow.
I wonder how many embryos the right-to-life opponents have killed by opposing this research. Do you think they erect little crosses to them on their church grounds?
Q. IN SPEECHES, YOU SAY THAT STEM CELL RESEARCH SHOULD BE THOUGHT OF AS A WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUE. WHY?
A. Because in my lab, we’re using stem cell research to look for ways to make fertility treatments safer and more rational.
Considering all the heartbreak and expense of infertility treatments, this sort of research is something I believe women have a big stake in defending.
Right now, we don’t fully know what a healthy embryo in a Petri dish looks like. Because of this, I.V.F. clinics often insert multiple embryos into women to try to increase the odds of a successful implantation. Patients frequently have multiple births or devastating miscarriages. Half the time, the embryos don’t make it. If we could figure out what a healthy embryo looked like and what the best media was to grow it in, we’d cut down on that.
Wow.
I wonder how many embryos the right-to-life opponents have killed by opposing this research. Do you think they erect little crosses to them on their church grounds?
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