On Tuesday, the House voted to widen federal support for research with human embryonic stem cells. President Bush has vowed to veto any bill that permits the destruction of human embryos. Last week, South Korean scientists reported on an efficient way to produce human embryos through cloning and then extracting their stem cells for research.

In his hour, we'll talk about the latest stem cell policy and research news. Plus, a conversation with Leon Kass, head of the President's Council on Bioethics, on alternatives to producing stem cells from living human embryos.

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Guests:
Diana DeGette
Representative, Colorado's First Congressional District
Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Denver, Colorado

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Mark Noble
Professor of Biomedical Genetics and of Neurobiology & Anatomy
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York

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Leon Kass, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman, President's Council on Bioethics
Hertog Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Addie Clark Harding Professor, The College and the Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

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