The drama between the Senate, the White House and the legislation on support for embryotic stem cell rages on as the upper house ignored President George W. Bush's stern warnings of a veto if the bill ever comes to the Oval Office.

The Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate won the vote on stem cell for the second time with a 63 to 34 margin over Bush's republican bloc. Dana and Reeve Foundation head Peter Kierman expresses his frustration with Bush's policies, saying that he and the rest of the pro-stem cell community are tired of Bush's "Kabuki Dance." Defiant, he hinted at the twilight of the president's term. "The one thing we know is we will outlast him," he states.

The research on stem cells has not moved in full swing since 1998 because of funding restrictions. In 2001, the Bush administration gave some selective subsidies to research facilities on the premise of balancing concerns of different sectors. Dana Perino, a White House spokeswoman, however, made clear that "this legislation crosses a moral line that would use taxpayer dollars to destroy human embryos, and that's a moral line the president said he would not cross, and for those reasons he would veto this bill as well."

Embryonic stem cells are considered a medical wonder because they are deemed to be malleable enough in such a way that they can be molded into almost any cell type in the human body. Such a feat could mean that breakthrough treatments are in sight from diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease patients.

However, the ethical dilemma exists in the fact that embryos are killed in the extraction process, making Stem Cell use almost equivalent to abortion according to conservative lobby groups. We'll keep you posted on political and scientific developments regarding this hot topic.