What affect will stem cell hold on society?

What affect would the research of embryonic stem cells have on American society?
Answers:
The Altruistic Answer:
I am hopeful that new and better treatments for weakening diseases such as Parkinson's, Coronary Artery Disease, spinal cord injuries and diabetes will be developed for all of mankind, not just America.

The Patriotic/Capitalistic Answer:
I am hopeful that America can regain the lead within stem cell technology that we wasted in the past 8 years.
Asian market have been given an entire subset of health research (and corresponding patent and first-mover economies).
At least part of our faltering economy could be a world trendsetter again. We could create new medical centers for excellence (sort of a medical "silicon valley") where the world turns for innovative new medication and treatments for incurable disease. Source(s): MD

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