The Michael Moore of Stem Cells
June 28, 2006
Tonight, Andy and I went to a party to celebrate the work my friend Alex Goldberg is doing on his film about stem cell research. He’s been called “the Michael Moore of stem cells†by Al Gore himself.
The film itself isn’t a finished product, but Alex showed us several clips that he’s put together. Apart from the obvious message that this research has the promise to cure a number of serious diseases, there was some real artistry in the way that the visuals were put together.
In one particularly memorable scene, the mother of a diabetic child walks towards her daughter’s school while the heavens above flash through textbook descriptions of the illness and how stem cells might be used to treat it. The juxtaposition is truly remarkable.
The evening was really a fundraiser for the University of Washington’s stem cell research department. They have an incredible group of men and women, and they’re in desperate need of private funds to carry out work with embryonic stem cells - which the current administration will not fund.
I encourage you to get in touch with Marilyn Dunn, vice president for development at the University of Washington to make a donation to this important cause. She can be reached at (206) 543-2565.
that’s cool alex is trying to do something meaningful, but isn’t it a bit offensive to dub him a micheal moore protege? i hope your friend uses more reason and less emotional pandering in his research than mr. moore.