They're Getting the Banned Back Together

Two new mouse experiments may show how to obtain human embryonic stem cells without ethical hurdles, a step that could allow federal funding for such research, scientists reported Sunday.

Objections to the embryo destruction have led to a ban on federal funding for such work, which scientists say hampers research.

Regardless of whether this new method ends up being a viable answer, I think it's fair to admit that the ban has only encouraged the scientists to find alternative means of reaching their goals. And if they end up finding a method that's acceptable to most reasonable sides, then so much the better.