scholarly journals Stem Cell Quandary Quashes Research, Smithsonian Secretary Backs Down from CRC Closure - and Welcome Back to Star Wars

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 44-44
Author(s):  
Shauna M. Haley
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Funding Agency ◽  
German Government ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
The U.S

Nature leads this week with a story about how questions surrounding stem cell research have thrown a funding agency and the German government into the boxing ring. The contested overhaul of the U.S. Smithsonian Institution tops the news this week in Science.

Embryo and stem cell research: Views from the USA

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy C Wertz
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Embryo Research ◽  
Abortion Debate ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Therapeutic Research ◽  
The U.S

Presents a study that examined the history, ethical debates and religious views regarding embryo and stem cell research in the U.S. Effect of the abortion debate on embryo research in the U.S.; Reason behind the reluctance of the federal government to fund therapeutic research; Role of the private sector in the development of embryo and stem cell research.

Policy for science by ballot or by roll call?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Jonah J. Ralston
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Roll Call ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Citizen Initiative ◽  
Voting Decisions ◽  
The U.S

Abstract This study compares stem cell research policymaking by legislators and citizens in the United States. First, using exit poll results from a 2006 stem cell research initiative in Missouri, the study finds that deeply held personal values such as religious beliefs and views of abortion predominate in an individual’s voting decision on this issue; second, an analysis of voting behavior by senators on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 finds that senators make their voting decisions based on their personal policy preferences rather than their constituents’ preferences; and third, the complexity of the Missouri citizen initiative is compared with that of the legislation in the U.S. Senate, finding that the language of the citizen initiative is more sophisticated than the language of the legislative act. These findings provide the context for a broader discussion of the role of citizens and legislators in making policy for science.

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