The LA Times Answers Stem Cells FAQs with Frequently Stated Misconceptions

By: Mark Impomeni (Diary)  |  March 11th at 11:30 AM  | 

The Los Angeles Times does a genuine disservice to its readers in its analysis of President Barack Obama’s decision to dramatically expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The analysis purports to answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding stem cells in general and the controversy over embryonic stem cells. But what the Times produces instead is not a list of answers, but a recitation | Read More »

New York Times Endorses ‘Anti-Science’ Stem Cell Position

By: Mark Impomeni (Diary)  |  March 9th at 03:00 PM  | 

In its review of President Obama’s expected reversal of the Bush Administration’s policy on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, the New York Times swerves into the truth, repudiating the mainstream media’s position on the Bush policy to date. The Times now says the following about the heretofore derided Bush stem cell policy: “But in August 2001, in a careful compromise, President Bush opened | Read More »