Scientist champions stem cell therapy despite scriptwriter's
resignation
10 August 2004
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Dr. Edward Marsh, of the Department of Biochemistry at Thames
University has spoken about his strong beliefs in favour of stem cell
therapy.
Dr. Marsh has always been a staunch supporter of research into stem
cell therapy, despite its controversial nature. Although Dr. Marsh admits
that the technology of cloning is "only as good as the people that
use it", he also also stated that there are "enormous benefits
of stem cell technology; diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s
and Multiple Sclerosis could become treatable".
His comments come in the wake of the resignation of Sarah Jones, from
the Culture Shock Culture festival project. Miss Jones had allegedly
just completed her play, "Hard Cell", which addressed the
controversial subject of cloning, when she withdrew her script and resigned.
Spokesperson for the Department of Biochemistry at Thames University,
Mr. Tom Goodchild, said yesterday that Miss Jones had withdrawn her
script for "personal reasons".
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