Robert Lanza, M.D., of Clinton, Mass., vice president of medical and scientific development at Advanced Cell Technology, poses in his office at the company\'s headquarters in Worcester, Mass.Now making stem cells will no longer mean destroying embryos! Thanks to the innovative move of a biotech company Advanced Cell Technology for developing this new way of making stem cells.



But, will this discovery bring an end to one of the country’s fiercest political and ethical debates? Though it should, every research has some opponents. So are in this case too! Some believe that the method still doesn’t satisfy their objections. And to add to, many stem cell scientists and their supporters called it inefficient and politically wrong-headed.



Whatever, one of President Bush’s spokeswomen called it a step in the right direction. He vetoed legislation last month that would have allowed federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.