the most intresting online chat discussion i have ever read

Yes. not long ago, voting on a debate [I forget which] this subject came up. I read am article cited by one of the opponents re" Senomyx and remember this controversy whether or not Senomyx used aborted fetal cells in its product. I was confused myself until a second read revealed that the writer did indicate that these fetal cells were used in texting their product, not in the product itself. Something about the cells' ability to sense sweetness with a measurable response, but that fetal cells were never in contact, or used with product that was shipped, but only product that was tested, then discarded. I remember the issue being a key decision point for my vote.