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A Stem Cell Breakthrough No Thanks to Mr. Bush

There was a lot of discussion last month about a scientific breakthrough that made stem cell research possible without running afoul of the Bush Administrationâ??s restrictions on destroying embryos. Bizarrely, admirers of President Bush claimed that he deserved credit for stimulating the latest advance.

That fanciful claim has now been effectively skewered by the American scientist who led one of the teams that accomplished the breakthrough.