WHY does embryonic stem-cell research cause such dramas?

为什么胚胎干细胞研究会引发这样一幕幕大戏？

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Recently, the UK National Stem Cell Network warned the UK could lose its place among the world leaders in stem cell research unless adequate funding and legislation could be assured.

最近，英国国家干细胞网络部门警告说，如果没有足够的资金和立法保障，英国可能会失去在世界干细胞研究领域的领导地位。

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Stem cell research is supported by many doctors.

干细胞研究得到很多医生的支持。

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For some people, policies about stem-cell research, same-sex marriage and abortion rights threaten religious beliefs.

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So probably the, the most common example of Bio-Engineering is stem cell research,

可能最常见的生物工程案例就是干细胞的研究了，

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In addition to her research and teaching, Fuchs serves as president of the American Society for Cell Biology, and is president-elect of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

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This advance has pushed the foundation smack into the political issue of stem-cell research.

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President Bush, citing ethical issues, has allowed only limited federal funding for stem-cell research.

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They have funneled three times as much as the federal government into embryonic stem-cell research.

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