Isn’t there new research out showing that adult stem cells are a much more viable (or at least equally usable) source for stem cell research? It seems to me that rather then arguing about funding something a large segment of the population finds morally wrong (myself included), you use another source that is nowhere near short supply. That would also not stop embryonic research persay, but only not force taxpayers to fund it.

Great post regardless.

I was also hoping that Google Alerts would pick it up better

Directly from the AP Stylebook 2000:

doctor
Use Dr. in first reference
as a formal title before the
name of an individual who holds
a doctor of dental surgery, doctor
of medicine, doctor of osteopathy,
or doctor of podiatric medicine
degree: Dr. Jonas Salk.

The form Dr., or Drs., in a
plural construction, applies to all
first-reference uses before a
name, including direct quotations.
If appropriate in the context,
Dr. also may be used on first reference
before the names of individuals
who hold other types of
doctoral degrees. However, because
the public frequently identifies
Dr. only with physicians,
care should be taken to assure
that the individual’s specialty is
stated in first or second reference.

The only exception would be a
story in which the context left no
doubt that the person was a dentist,
psychologist, chemist, historian,
etc.

In some instances it also is
necessary to specify that an individual
identified as Dr. is a physician.
One frequent case is a story
reporting on joint research by
physicians, biologists, etc.

Do not use Dr. before the
names of individuals who hold
only honorary doctorates.
Do not continue the use of Dr.
in subsequent references.