Brazil's top court approves stem cell research

May 30, 2008 By MARCO SIBAJA, Associated Press Writer Brazil's top court approves stem cell research (AP)

A group of handicapped people leave Brazil´s Supreme Court's building after attending an audience about stem cell research in Brasilia, Thursday, May 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

(AP) -- Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson's disease and diabetes but raises ethical concerns about the limits on human life.

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