Defending the Claims for Adult Stem Cells

Do No Harm, the organization accused last week (in a letter to Science magazine) of making overstatements about the accomplishments and promise of adult stem cell research and treatments, responds in this statement -- for example:

It remains absolutely true that adult stem cells have benefited patients suffering from at least 72 diseases and conditions, where patient improvement is documented by peer-reviewed scientific publications. . . .  It is a success that no one can claim for embryonic stem cells.

(Thanks to Notre Dame's Carter Snead for the pointer.)

Tom