The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded.
The recepients were, of course, very deserving, and their work is a very good basis for medicine that will one day drastically change the outlook of those with certain medical problems and diseases.
However, I wanted to point out that the ground breaking research was done in England and in Japan, none at any U.S. university. Now, I am not suggesting that ALL breakthroughs must happen at U.S. institutions. I would point out, though, that our university system is still the top in the world with good sums spent on research, and attracting the brightest minds from around the world to come study, but also to contribute to our body of knowledge.
The fact that this research was not done in the U.S. is not disturbing, but the fact that it could not be done in the U.S. because of restrictions on stem cell research IS. Politicians and lobbyists should not be controlling where research goes. It should be up to the scientists and doctors who have ethics committees, and a much, much better understanding of the science behind the research.
