Through their work with fetal tissue, researchers hope to find ways to harness embryonic stem cells which have the ability to become any type of human cell and could provide new treatments for many illnesses.

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Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide...

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide...

Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.

Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from...

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from...

By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more...

By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more...

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put...

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put...

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship...

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship...

But like the rest of the country, Maine has reached an impasse, for most of...

But like the rest of the country, Maine has reached an impasse, for most of...

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh...

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh...

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The...

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The...

To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health...

To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health...

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to...

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to...

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too...

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too...

I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die,...

I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die,...

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in...

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in...