FDA OKs First Human Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells

The Federal Drug Administration has approved the first human trials of embryonic stem cells — a sign of a new, liberal attitude toward stem cell research, which was hamstrung by the Bush administration.Starting this summer, the biotech firm Geron will treat a small group of spinal-cord injury patients using neurons derived from stem cells, marking the first time embryonic stem cells will be tested in humans.The trial is designed to test the safety of the treatment, not how well it works. Nonetheless, it's a huge first step for the field.(madrigal ,2009)

this is really messed up since they have to get embryos(baby babies) for this experiment,even though they claim that they are using embryos that would have never been born because of miscarriage.But according to my further reading this research prove useless since the embryos are already dead, something is fishy here,and im gonna(not) find out.

Madrigal, Alexis (2009,1,23). FDA OKs First Human Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from wired.com Web site: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/fda-approves-em.html