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The Skeptics Guide #2 - Jun 1 2005

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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I Think It's Happened to Sanaa

Representative weldon of florida opposed the the house built to expans embryonic stempsil research. He used 'absolute pseudo science' to support his position, says CNN's John Defterios. Weldon claimed that adult stem cells were more potent than embryonic ones because they are not as flexible and can have a greater potential for utility. The doctor also cited an anecdotal story of a young girl who was paralyzed after having adulterized stem cells injected into her spinal cord. These clinics are total frauds, according to defterios.

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