A vital distinction in stem cell research

THAT there is still huge public misunderstanding about the current status of stem cell research and the difference between adult stem cell (ethical) and embryonic stem cell (unethical) research is brought into focus by Edwin Cussen’s letter (Irish Examiner, Dec 10).

Adult stem cell research is completely ethical as no harm is done to the person from whom they are obtained.

A world authority on this work is Prof. David Prentice of Indiana State University. Referring to embryonic stem cell research, he informed me that “we continue to hear of their promise, potential and possibilities, yet there is scant published evidence to support this.”