Does Joe Biden Know His Science?
Does Joe Biden Know His Science? Thursday September 11, 2008 #spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)As the 2008 U.S. presidential race heats up, embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) appears to be generating as much controversy as abortion. The latest remark by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden, however, raises the question of whether the Democratic ticket is committed to the issue because they believe that ESCR shows promise or because they do not understand the science. Speaking at a campaign rally in Columbia, Missouri, Biden (according to CBS News) said: “I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy, because there’s joy to it as well, the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability