Archive for August 28th, 2008
Convention Dispatch 8/28
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Late yesterday evening, the platform deliberations finally drew to a close after nearly 12 hours of “ayes” and “nayes” for Day Two of the full committee meeting.
Early in the day, an amendment adding language reaffirming the Mexico City policy (which prohibits funding of organizations that promote or provide abortion as a method of family planning) [...]
Once Again, Destructive Embryo Research Proven to be Unnecessary
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Yesterday, the journal NATURE published a new breakthrough in stem cell technology. For the first time, researchers have been able to directly reprogram adult stem cells in mice into a different needed cell type. Specifically, the Washington Post reported that the scientists pinpointed “three crucial molecular switches that, when flipped, completely convert a common cell [...]
