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The population that may benefit from successful application of the outcomes of stem cell research grows larger by the day. Suffice it to say that any change that contributes to rectifying human disability is welcomed and should not be delayed.

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WONDERFUL NEWS..WAY OVER DUE.... Lets treat/cure those in need. ASAP PLEASE..

This revision is a fair compromise and I thank you for embracing the future.

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Thank you.

Co-Sponsor Senator Arlen Specter stated on Congressional Record:

Dr. Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technologies claims to have derived stem cells from a single cell extracted from 2-day-old, eight-celled mouse embryos. This single cell is called a blastomere and its removal from human embryos does not destroy the original embryo. Scientists know a single cell can be taken from a 2-day-old embryo without destroying it, because it is routinely done in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. (U.S. Congress. Senate. Senator Arlen Specter speaking for the alternative Stem Cell Therapies Act. S. Bill 2754, 108th Congress, Section 17. 5 May 2006. Congressional Record, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109- s20060508-17)

I will keep this short and simple. You need to read Dr. Anne Keissling's Connecticut Law Review article titled "What is an Embryo" for an objective analysis on these issues. Any ban on expansion of human embryonic stem cell research violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. Churches and other organizations must adhere to the separation of church and state as provided for in the First Amendment. Such organizations should not expect the rest of society will submit to controlling influence by religious groups. Keep this in mind when you are reading comments from religious organizations. WE understand our rights.

I feel the guidelines you propose are the least you can do to help this science. I think it is a very good thing and is very good for our Nation as it is falling pitifully behind in this science which could help us all.

Thank you for your consideration,

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In addition to alleviating suffering, regenerative medicine has the ability to dramatically decrease health care costs by curing disease instead of treating disease. By curing disease, many of the costs associated with supporting unhealthy people will be reduced or eliminated. So, I'm very pleased you are making this change to allow more stem cell lines to be available for federal funding, and encourage the NIH to act with a sense of urgency to provide funding and support to the researchers and companies with viable stem cell based therapies.

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Unlike most traditional, compound-based drug procurement endeavors --- whether the compounds are synthetically made in the lab or derived naturally from plants, animals, or other smaller life forms --- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy shift the paradigm of medicine to "asking" and "coaxing" the body do its own re-building and healing, through the injection of genetic materials for protein expressions, through the deletion of non-functional or mal-functioning genes, through the insertion of better functional genes, and so on.

The expanded NIH protocols would simply set a broader (not less stringent but simply broader) set of parameters for Stem Cell research.

Dr. Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and his colleagues from other companies and leading research insitutions from around the world are not asking for a "favor" of some type. They are simply asking that our society --- through its responsible and supervising federal institutions like the NIH --- allow broader and deeper investigations into what the human body, as well as the human scientists, can do, and do so slowly, methodically.... following the most strigent of medical, moral, and ethical safeguards and protocols.

Stem cell research holds the possible and in my opinion probable cure for many of the maladies that cripple, blind and disable a significant portion of our population. The previous administration's policies had effectively tied the hands of researchers and scientists here in the US. The change in the NIH guidelines will help to accelerate the progress that these learned individuals have made in spite of the policies of the past 8 years. Please make these changes and thereby give the people affected with these many maladies reason to hope that their afflictions quite possibly might not be permanent. Thank you!

1. Embryo-safe, no embryo destruction. 2. Single blastomere obtained via established IVF procedures. 3. What could be more ethical when these NED hESCs can potentially heal, prevent, treat, and hopefully cure diseases of our fellow human beings while also leaving the blastomere donating blastocyst the potential to develop to full term as in the long experience in the resultant IVF pregnancies? 4. save huge amounts in cost to health care. 5. Increase the quality of life.

I wholeheartedly support the step being taken by NIH.

We are the voice of the people, yet we silenced this technology for many years. The amendment of these guidelines to include pluripotent cells will propel the science forward with the science available today to exploit this cell string. I also have read that there is a means of extracting a cell without harming the embryo..This would be pleasing for a voice of the people

Funding grants should be allocated post haste. This sector should be earmarked with a starting allocation budget of 1B Long Term Beneifts: Health Care Cost Reductions

Primary: Human Care

Best Regards *****

Thank you,

Unlike most traditional, compound-based drug procurement endeavors --- whether the compounds are synthetically made in the lab or derived naturally from plants, animals, or other smaller life forms --- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy shift the paradigm of medicine to "asking" and "coaxing" the body do its own re-building and healing, through the injection of genetic materials for protein expressions, through the deletion of non-functional or mal-functioning genes, through the insertion of better functional genes, and so on.

The expanded NIH protocols would simply set a broader (not less stringent but simply broader) set of parameters for Stem Cell research.

Dr. Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and his colleagues from other companies and leading research insitutions from around the world are not asking for a "favor" of some type. They are simply asking that our society --- through its responsible and supervising federal institutions like the NIH --- allow broader and deeper investigations into what the human body, as well as the human scientists, can do, and do so slowly, methodically.... following the most strigent of medical, moral, and ethical safeguards and protocols.

I own ACTC - check it out this technology saves lives.

Unlike most traditional, compound-based drug procurement endeavors --- whether the compounds are synthetically made in the lab or derived naturally from plants, animals, or other smaller life forms --- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy shift the paradigm of medicine to "asking" and "coaxing" the body do its own re-building and healing, through the injection of genetic materials for protein expressions, through the deletion of non-functional or mal-functioning genes, through the insertion of better functional genes, and so on.

The expanded NIH protocols would simply set a broader (not less stringent but simply broader) set of parameters for Stem Cell research.

Dr. Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and his colleagues from other companies and leading research insitutions from around the world are not asking for a "favor" of some type. They are simply asking that our society --- through its responsible and supervising federal institutions like the NIH --- allow broader and deeper investigations into what the human body, as well as the human scientists, can do, and do so slowly, methodically.... following the most strigent of medical, moral, and ethical safeguards and protocols.

I own ACTC, my grandpa cannot see, he has macular generation - ACTC has the technology by using this technology to help him.

Time is of the escense! Where very recently there was no hope for dry macular degeneration---we have a very encouraging process to address this problem. Please expedite the approval ---every minute counts!

I am writing to express my feelings about this discussion. I am not going to list tons of scientific data about this topic and will be listing a few key points below as to why I feel the decision should be approved:

1. This is a long time coming decision and long overdue. I understand different peoples beliefs cause them to feel differently about stem cells; however, the blastocyst technology will not destroy the embryo and should put to rest any and all concerns, from all individuals that have used this excuse in the past.

2. The technology will be used to better humanity and cure diseases for people that have no optional treatments available.

3. The USA is approximately eight years behind the rest of the developed world in this field and we cannot afford to drop further behind if we want to remain competitive in this field of technology.

In closing we need to act now as a unified team and approve the awesome technology that has been presented. We also need to fund this technology ASAP and become the world leaders of this technology. The faster we do this the more lives we will be able to better and find cures that are currently untreatable. I feel, if approved and funded, this technology will relieve undo heartache some Americans currently have to bear; whether, it is themselves or loved ones, and can help to kick start this great nation in the direction we should have been heading eight years ago.

Kind regards,

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People of all faiths are afflicted with terrible illness that are life threatening. Scientists should come forward and defend the advancment of their work. The public needs to be educated on these scientific matters by the people who do this work. The scientific community should not be afraid to come forward and should be proud of their inspiring work and dedication to saving the lives of all of us. Let us stop all the hatred and work together toward progress.

Thank you for the efforts of the NIH in this matter.

Go for it.

Europe and Asia are ahead of the United States in these fields and we need to be in the forefront of this technology. Just imagine this world with hardly any disease and healthy babies and children. Adults with incurable diseases being able to have it reversed !

I myself have a spinal injury, I know it may be too late for me, but let us get ready for those in the near future that will benefit from these technologies.

Just Imagine!

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I believe, If I read the proposal corectlty, these lines would quailfy under all the other restrictions that apply to the current definitions, and were left out unintentionally due to the technical wording of the currrent definition.

Embrionic Stem Cells have far more promise than any alternative at this point.

If we can provide relief from suffering for millions of people, without hurting the Embrio's, then I think that that should be considered as a first option.

As a second course, all research with Hesc's should be allowed to continue, the potential discoveries are too great to ignore.

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