First the media started leaning in favor of stem cell research. Now the biologists are starting to promote it themselves. It turns out that such information has had a real impact on public opinion -- reportedly, 6 out of 10 Americans now support embryonic stem cell research.

Scientists are increasingly banding together in lobbying groups (http://bio.org) and forums (http://bioeducenter.org/forum/) to push their ideas on the public and on legislators. What's worse, these forums are populated by pro-biotech individuals. Why don't anti-biotech people enter these scientists' debates and organizations? What we are getting is a skewed, biased view of the isues where opposing views are marginalized.

Well mostly because the majority in this case has a really good argument, while the opposition doesn't.

Stem cells. A bunch of hype and semantics. A good term to put in your grant application together with something like cancer.

Welcome reggie5,
Biotech is a large umbrella. I approve of stem-cell research. I loathe genetically modified food. The was the US litteraly crams it down our unknowing throat is EVIL.