Sam Brownback: “I wish to read one section of this article: A team of Harvard scientists is claiming the discovery of a reservoir of…”

“I wish to read one section of this article: A team of Harvard scientists is claiming the discovery of a reservoir of cells that appear capable of replenishing the ovaries of sterilized mice, possibly providing new ways to [create human eggs]. Adult stem cells in the body with the ability to create human eggs. Now, people may say: What do you mean by that? Well, here we have a pluripotent adult stem cell (derived from bone marrow) with a broad capacity to create a lot of different cells, so much so that they can generate, when placed in the right place in the body--a woman's ovary-- human eggs. Listen to what the scientists here say about this: In addition, because the cells appear to be a particularly versatile type of adult stem cell-- I would like to pause for a moment to point out that there are no ethical problems or objections to research conducted with adult stem cells. We should put millions of dollars into this type of research. This type of research is yielding cures--65 treatment applications for humans with adult stem cell research. However, I'd like to conclude the reading of this excerpt: . . . a particularly versatile type of adult stems cells [which] could provide an alternative to those obtained from embryos, avoiding the political and ethical debates raging around the use of those cells. End of quote, in this morning's Washington Post, from Harvard researchers. Mr.…”