[extropy-chat] BusinessWeek: Asia Is Stem Cell Central

[Dirk Bruere]

Jose Cordeiro wrote:

> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_02/b3915052.htm
>  
>
> Still, Asian countries are far from assured of leading the way in stem 
> cells over the long term. One big question is whether local 
> universities can produce enough top-notch researchers, since relying 
> on imported scientists won't work in the long run. Another concern is 
> what some critics see as a lax approach to oversight and ethics in 
> some labs, including the use of stem cells drawn from fetuses aborted 
> in the second trimester in China.
>
And here is the phrase which will give the Asian nations a perpetual 
edge over the US - "...lax approach to oversight and ethics"

-- 
Dirk

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