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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:35 PM
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By 6 votes to 5, Brazilian Supreme Court approves embryonic stem cell research
Source: O Globo (Brazil)

BRASÍLIA - With six favorable votes and five contrary, the Supreme Court (STF) approved this Thursday the use of embryonic stem cells in scientific research, without restrictions. The historic decision was celebrated by activists outside the Court building.

Read more: http://oglobo.globo.com/ciencia/mat/2008/05/29/por_seis_votos_cinco_stf_aprova_pesquisas_com_celulas-tronco_embrionarias-546558379.asp


Link is in Portuguese. No mention on English language sites yet.

American scientists are welcome here! :hi:
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Bolo Boffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:36 PM
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1. I want to live in Brazil. It sounds like a really cool place.
And they're in a sweet spot right now, economically.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:54 PM
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3. Not in the thermal sense, though.
Rio is hot as hell in summer.
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Bolo Boffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 11:39 PM
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13. "Oh, pool boy! Fix me a soda and put some ice in it!"
Maybe I could afford an air conditioner.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:37 PM
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2. As George W. Bush would say, a brazilian is a whole lot.
That's a big number, pardner.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:57 PM
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4. You can use the same joke--just change it to "5 Brazilian Stem Cells were destroyed"
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BeatleBoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 07:03 PM
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5. 6 to 5? I thought the issue would win by at least a brazillion!!
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THX1138 Donating Member (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 07:31 PM
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6. And
yet another country passes us in our long, sluggish lurch to the 21st century.
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 07:38 PM
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7. Good for Brazil....
Maybe they can find cures for disease, while the U.S. moves further and further back into the stone age.
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 07:55 PM
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8. Stem cell research is perfectly legal in the US
the debate is over who's paying for it.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 08:20 PM
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9. And that question only really applies to
embryonic stem cells.

Others ... no problem. Well, it's still a question of funding, but even the OP says that's a question in Brazil.
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SunDrop23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 08:51 PM
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10. Excellent. I love Brazil, would love to move there. (n/t)
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Sheets of Easter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 10:18 PM
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11. Every time someone posts that stupid Brazilian pun, take a shot.
I'm going to be wasted if this thread grows legs.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 10:19 PM
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12. how many is a brazillion?
Edited on Thu May-29-08 10:19 PM by CreekDog
:shrug:
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 11:58 PM
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14. They have 65 brazillion justices on the Supreme Court?
Edited on Thu May-29-08 11:58 PM by Hippo_Tron
Talk about court packing!
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-30-08 08:41 AM
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15. Excellent. Well done, Brazil!
As America continues to slip another notch or two down the first-world scale.
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