IMO stem cell research is a good thing...my dad has myleloma cancer and a couple years back went on a clinical trial in an attempt to put the cancer in remission. he had a bone marrow transplant, where they took stem cells from his lower back (there is some sort of sack that contains the cells down there) and harvestest them in order to rebuild his immune system. it went flawlessly and because of it his cancer has been in 75%-100% remission since then...