Another stem cell breakthrough that doesn’t require dissecting living human embryos

UW-Madison reports another stem cell breakthrough — chicagotribune.com

"I think we're getting to a position where we can start to think about using these cells therapeutically," Duncan said.

Alan Trounson, president of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, predicted the new method "will be recognized as another important step forward on reprogramming cells."

Cell reprogramming has proved one of the most dynamic areas of biology in recent years as a growing number of researchers pursue alternatives to using human embryonic stem cells.

It's incredible that when President Obama authorized the use of taxpayer money to fund the dissecting of living human embryos for their stem cells, he specifically reversed President Bush's use of federal money for the above specific type of research, which will certainly prove much more valuable then embryo dissection for stem cells.