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[-] Corelli_III@midwest.social 12 points 1 month ago

pretending that generation didn't hobble science for anti-intellectual cultists is just bullshit

what happened to stem cell research in the USA exactly?

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Wasn't it bush that shut it of to get fanatic religious votes?

[-] Corelli_III@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

that it was, Valmod

Lo, I remember mine father watching him announce it on cable news while I wisely played Tekken on ps1 instead

it sucked, my dad explained all the medical research that was going to be impacted

i mained Jack as was the style of the time

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile, my parent gleefully explained that they were writing AN EMAIL to the PRESIDENT HIMSELF using my disease to assuage their feelings as they demanded he not let stem cell research happen. That's a level of mental fuckery I could be happy about disappearing.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's back on track now Corelli with the Yamanaka factors, I learned that while playing Grandia 2 on the PS2.

[-] Corelli_III@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

the Yamanaka factors

oh holy shit that is pretty cool

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_pluripotent_stem_cell

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

sad Jesus noises

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We lost about a decade of research because of that bullshit. At least.

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