Reply #16: hey--pHd [View All]

[CaTeacher]

in pharmacology/toxicology right here. I used to do research on this type of thing--at that time, I had a job that paid me (when I factor in the benefits) nearly 300 grand per year. (Oh and BTW, right after grad school, before I had the big job, I was a AAAS fellow for two years and I participated in writing several postion papers on SCR.) If you read, you will find that stem cells that do not come from fetal material are actually the most likely to yield the best results, so this is entirely a political issue.

Trust me, the companies that do this kind of thing do not need your federal funds. But, they will be happy to have your tax dollars to help them fund "low yield" research. This has political value only.

BTW, I gave all that up to give back to my society. I am a true believer in achieving a great society.