When does life really start??

I'm not stoned, honestly, I know the conversation "when does life really start?" frequently comes up when you're high, but this is for serious. Big news on Embryonic Stem Cell research. In case you've been living in a cave, Obama lifted a ban that restricted certain stem cell research methods and procedures. I won't get into the specifics you can read about them pretty much anywhere BUT what it reminded me of was Next, written by the late Michael Crichton. Great book that explores some of these heavy topics. Although it's fiction Crichton includes some actual medical reports and essays from journals that are informative and scare the shit out of you. Check this out if you have time, very interesting. Crichton recently lost a battle with cancer. The world recently lost one of it's greatest novelists.