Embryonic Stem Cell Misconceptions

From Always On:

"Embryonic stem cell research has been discussed a lot recently, especially as a resource for curing devastating illnesses. Stem cell research indeed has wonderful potential. Yet the use of embryos in this endeavor should give us pause. Moreover, there are some misconceptions about stem cell research that need to be addressed.

It has been widely suggested that embryonic stem cell research should be the 'gold standard' in this arena and that adult stem cells, as a writer in the Times Free Press claimed, are 'much less flexible.' The reality is that significant achievements have been made with adult stem cells. "