Fast Facts

• Adult stem cell research, which does not destroy or harm human life, has resulted in over 70 treatments for disease in humans. In contrast, embryonic stem cell research involving the destruction of human embryos has not resulted in the treatment of any disease in humans. (Source: www.stemcellresearch.org)
• The National Institutes of Health budgeted $21 million for fetal tissue research in 1999.
  (Source: WorldNetDaily.com, November 12, 1999)
• It is estimated that the worldwide market for cell lines and tissue cultures brought in nearly $428 million in corporate revenues in 1996.
  (Source: WorldNetDaily.com, November 12, 1999)
• Stem Cells are cells that can divide indefinitely in culture, manufacturing other cells like red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and skin cells that perform designated tasks for the human body.