South Bend, Ind., Jun 30, 2011 / 03:46 am
Top medical experts at a University of Notre Dame conference this week are insisting on better alternatives to embryonic stem cells, and pushing for more research in the adult stem cell field.
“We think that it is crucial that ethical alternatives to embryonic stem cell research be pursued,” Notre Dame law professor O. Carter Snead told CNA June 29.
The current seminar, “Workshop on Adult and Non-embryonic Stem Cell Research,” is being held on campus through July 2, and features authorities who hail from schools such as Columbia University as well as pontifical academy members.
“Our elite scholars, across a variety of disciplines – science, engineering, law, and arts and letters – are enthusiastically committed to pursuing” other approaches to embryonic stem cell research, Snead said.