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2010 Detroit World Stem Cell Conference
In under two years after Michigan voters lifted restrictions on research for embryonic
, US, and international scientists, policy makers, and businessleaders representing 30 countries will converge in Detroit for theWorld Stem Cell Summit expected to draw over a thousand attendees. From October 4 to6, 2010, the Summit will offer a networking flashpoint for leaders of a growing industrythat could bring countless jobs and research opportunities to Detroit,, a state in the middleof economic transition.In the world of  
as wellas other foreign countries and the United Statescontinue seeking to advance this technology whilemanaging the ethical issues surround stem cellresearch and this conference will address thesechallenges and opportunitiesThe Summit will present research at Michigan'sthree largest research universities and give a new perspective on Michigan and Detroit. Theconference also has the potential to bring some protesters against embryonic
and US officials acknowledged. In November, voters loosened restrictions onembryonic stem-cell research in Michigan with the passage of the controversial Proposal 2. with protestors fighting against the proposal.Spokesman Pam Sherstad Thursday said attractingthe world conference is "an honor" for the stateand Detroit. She noted that the group doesn't argue research on stem cells from adults; but those that "require the destruction of human life.""The human embryonic stem cell research has stolen the spotlight from other stem cellresearch," she said. She said she was not sure yet if anyone from Right to Life mightattend, but said the group will watch developments closely.Daniel Heumann, who helped lead the fight to ease restrictions on embryonic stem-cellresearch last year, had pressured the Genetics Policy Institute to bring its conference toDetroit.Wellington-Fla.-based GPI made the decision to bring its 2010 meeting here, he said,reaffirms voters' wishes, he said. If the conference brings with it protesters, that's finewith him, said Heumann, who has been in a wheelchair since a 1985 car crash. He hopesthat stem cell research will one day let him to walk again without assistance. For moreinformation on US and 
research and topics, contact your localstem cell therapy specialists to learn more.
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