Anticipated Policy Changes For Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Funding Under The Obama Administration.
Soon after the November 2008 election, then-President-elect Obama signaled his intention to issue executive orders to repeal decisions made by the Bush administration on diverse policies, including the limitations imposed on embryonic stem cell research. Less than a week after Election Day, John Podesta, transition chief for the Obama...

Anti-Stem-Cell-Research Ad Ignores Facts.
DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Opponents of Michigan's stem cell research initiative -- Proposal 2 -- launched an ad yesterday using the tragic and universally reprehensible Tuskegee Experiments as a basis for comparison to stem cell research. This ad is replete with myths and misinformation. Distortions about the...

Biotechnology and stem cell research: a glance into the future/biyoteknoloji ve kok hucre arastirmalari: gelecege bakis.
ABSTRACT The present review addresses the issues related to innovative contributions in biotechnology and their potential role in stem cell research at present and in the future. We can expect that future developments and applications in biotechnological sciences and industry will effect the direction of emerging cellular...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research Releases New Guidelines to Shape Future of Stem Cell Therapy.
Regulation needed as new study reveals clinics exaggerate claims and omit risks DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the world's leading professional organization of stem cell researchers, released new guidelines for the responsible development of safe and effective...

International Society for Stem Cell Research Applauds Outcome of Proposal 2 Advancing Stem Cell Research.
DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Michigan voters were asked to support Michigan's Proposal 2, a state initiative to accelerate medical research and develop new stem cell treatments for currently incurable diseases. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), representing some of the world's leading stem...

Invitrogen Licenses Stem Cell Line from the Buck Institute for Age Research.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-3 August 2008-Invitrogen Licenses Stem Cell Line from the Buck Institute for Age Research(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Invitrogen , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has licensed an engineered stem cell line from the Buck Institute for...

Michigan Voters Approve Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative.
Human embryos in Michigan conceived as part of fertility treatments can now be donated by their parents for destructive embryonic stem cell research, according to a constitutional amendment passed by Michigan voters November 4. The initiative expanded previous law that limited such research to existing stem cell lines, according...

Stem cell research: study will look at role of menstrual stem cells in breast cancer therapy.
Cryo-Cell International Inc of Oldsmar, Florida, USA, and the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center have agreed to a research partnership to carry out an exploratory study to determine the homing capabilities of Cryo-Cell's endometrial menstrual stem cells in a breast cancer model. The NIH...

Stem cell research: cloning, therapy and scientific fraud.
Stem cell research has generated intense excitement, awareness, and debate. Events in the 2005-2006 saw the rise and fall of a South Korean scientist who had claimed to be the first to clone a human embryonic stem cell line. From celebration of the potential use of stem cells in...

The problem of deception in embryonic stem cell research.
The field of embryonic stem cell research has been plagued by exaggeration and misrepresentation, as three major journals have had to retract significant claims about progress in this field. This problem is exacerbated by the politicized climate in which the research is conducted and defended; it may also lie...