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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by husgfdsr3y on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:07PM (#13494827)
As you noted, this story was posted months ago. According to STAT in a report published just a week ago, funding for stem cell research in California has essentially been squandered.[1] The issue isn't whether stem cell research can be done (it can)[2]. It's whether we should fund the research through taxes.

[1] https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/19/california-stem-cell-age...

[2] http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/07/justice/stem-cell-appeal/

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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by Brakenshire on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:03AM (#13499818)
If basic research is needed, better to push that forward than to squander the money shooting for the moon. They are shifting to clinical trials now, so we'll see how that works out.
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