CloningResources.com: Cloning News, (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
A half-day symposium showcasing research in the field of stem cell biology at the University of Rochester will be held on May 23.
Science Mag (Free subscription) | yesterday
A furor over political meddling in grants for stem cell research in Italy has erupted into a broad protest about favoritism and the lack of peer review in deciding who receives national science funding. Author: Laura Margottini
Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Desperado's post revealed the first element of the GOP's "Change you Deserve", after thinking hard for months. It's...Family Issues! Yes! Marriage Amendment, anti-embyonic stem cell research, etc. Yeah, that'll get our minds off the shitty economy. How did this clueless bunch get control of the country so thoroughly? Oh, right, fear mongering and appeals to bigotry.
Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Ron Bailey in Reason , The Genetics of Ensoulment : Advances in stem cell research may be provoking a kind of "God of the Gaps" retreat on the moral status of embryos. People who subscribe to God of the Gaps thinking believe that the hand of God can be seen in those things which science cannot explain. In this case, the closing gaps in the details of molecular biology are forcing...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly to the moral issues posed by many of its applications. In general, the use of spare embryos left over from fertility treatments meets with a high level of acceptance (most notably in Denmark and Sweden...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
In general, the use of spare embryos left over from fertility treatments meets with a high level of acceptance (most notably in Denmark and Sweden with mean scores of 6.8 and 6.7 respectively on an acceptance scale from 0 to 10). Conversely, opinions are divided over the creation of embryos for biomedical research, with ethical reservations being voiced in most countries (lowest levels of acceptance...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
EXPERTS from Newcastle's Centre for Life yesterday went to Westminster to explain the scientific facts about stem cell research to MPs. The visit came as MPs began to debate legislation which would allow hybrid animal-human embryos for medical research.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
By Bradley J. Fikes, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. May 10--State universities and community colleges got an invitation last week to join California's stem cell research program.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The Minnesota House on Wednesday voted 71-62 to pass a bill (SF 100) that would clarify that state funding can be used for human embryonic stem cell research, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. According to bill sponsor Rep.
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
After months of searching for a suitable chief executive, local biotechnology startup Fate Therapeutics has found its match in Southern California and will move its headquarters there. The stem-cell-research company, launched with a splash in Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com Tornado in a bottle - Tracy PressSecond-grader Derek Eubanks starts his tornado in a bottle project as...
John Cook's Venture Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
When Fate Therapeutics announced a $12 million venture round last year and the involvement of some of the top scientists in stem cell research, venture capitalist Robert Nelsen said he was hopeful that the company would be based in Seattle.
SocketSite™ (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
By way of a plugged-in tipster and GlobeSt.com: The University of California at San Francisco will receive approximately $34.9 million from the [California Institute for Regenerative Medicine]. It will combine the grant it with $100 million from its own...
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
So much for the embryonic stem cell research head start. From an article in Nature on induced pluripotent stem cells: The ten-year head start human ES cells got on human iPS cells has effectively shrunk to zero, says Thomson, because so much of the legacy of ES cells — reagents, culture media, hands-on expertise and experimental history — is transferable...
Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris, with parliamentary colleagues, at an event in support of the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill, which will protect and extend the right of scientists to perform crucial stem-cell research. More about all this at the Coalition for Choice website.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
THE WELCOME report of the Irish Council for Bioethics (ICB) into the ethics of hugely promising stem-cell research recommends that, under close regulatory supervision, and with informed consent, limited embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) should be legalised.
The last article published by a user on Stem Cells Research :
nitesh | 12/18/2007
The news has been full of industry developments and financial investments in stem cell research in recent weeks. Your company must be aware of the latest developments immediately. Researchers Find New Source For Stem Cells That Could End Debate Brain stem cells against cancer? 'Bio-ink' Printer Transforms Stem Cells US delegation divided over stem cells Stem cells are without doubt the most controversial...
