In the recent years there have been many scientific movement that have evolved the way we live today. One that has been show great results but mostly banned is the research of using stem cells. Stem cells can benefit areas as in diabetes and Parkinsons. In the New York Times article “Stem Cells in Court, Scientists Fear for Careers” shows stem cell researchers have all the abilities to practice the trades taken away during the Bush Administration and regains them very briefly as soon as President Obama is put into office. Recently the Federal District Court has ruled differently from President Obama and has made it difficult to tell the future of stem cell research. Similar to the tale of Job, an honest man who has so much and thanks God for all of his success, but through no fault of his own is stripped of all his goods. The main similarities between Job and the Stem Cell researchers is the lack of fault, they are both subject to the rule of higher powers.
Another comparison is the people suffering from the lose of others. When God chooses to take everything from Job, not only does Job suffer but his family also is put through misery as can be seen in Chapter 2 when Job’s wife is tired of what is going on and tells Job to “curse God and die” (P.127). Compared to the Times article the future researches that are coming into the field were threatened that they would have no career when they get out of college. Their lives would not have the same purpose in helping other find cures for people. The New York Times reports “Junior scientists like Dr. Spence, poised to start their own laboratories, are caught in limbo. Senior scientists like Dr. Wells are torn between pursuing research they believe in and protecting students from staking their job prospects on projects they may never be able to complete.” a clear example careers and lives are at stake.
