Media Fooled About Stem Cell Story?

Alright, I have read the Nature article and the breathless stories in the media about how the embryonic stem cell debate is over because ES cell lines can be obtained without destroying embryos. I have three preliminary words in response: Ba Low Nee. What is being reported in the MSM and what is actually written up in Nature appear to be not the same thing at all.

I plan to investigate this some more, talk to some scientists, and if I am right, blow my top.

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