Ocupation: Former First Lady of the United States
Life: b. July 6, 1921
Birthday: July 6
Countless people, suffering from many different diseases, stand to benefit from the answers stem cell research can provide. We owe it to ourselves and to our children to do everything in our power to find cures for these diseases - and soon. As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.
source: "Farewell Wangari Maathai, You Were a Global Inspiration – and My Heroine" by Joseph Kabiru, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.
topic: Children, Cells, People, Life Is Precious, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell