Simply recalling days where there was a big bugaboo over the source of stem cells and how many were claiming that research would be forever stunted without full access to embryonic stem cells.

While it likely did impact several promising areas of study it did end resulting in good research being performed in the field with what they could easily and without controversy obtain.

Oddly while some outside the field attempted to limit the areas of research some inside were unintentionally limiting themselves as well