A baby who was grown in order to donate umbilical cord blood to his brother was born last week in Spain, and it was widely reported in Spanish media. They are calling him “baby medicine”. I’ve seen 400+ media coverage articles about the story.I also received this report regarding Bishops from Spain from hat
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Chemical found to simplify production of stem cellsHarvard team hopes technique cuts tumor riskBy Maggie FoxReuters / October 13, 2008WASHINGTON – Researchers trying to find ways to transform human skin cells into stem cells said yesterday that they found a shortcut by adding a chemical to the cells.The chemical allowed the
A breakthrough, then a surge, in stem cell research A year after report, research into new type of stem cells continues to grow By Jeremy Manier | Chicago Tribune reporter October 9, 2008 Less than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison
THE EMBRYO DILEMMADonating embryos for research may be easier said than doneBy Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 6, 2008CHRIS AND TANYA Bailey of Mission Viejo have a 3-year-old and triplet toddlers, all conceived through in vitro fertilization. After the birth of the triplets, they had 13 embryos
SD2008: What is your position on government regulation and funding of stem cell research? Obama: I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations. As president, I
Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells’ FunctionAdvance Stirs Up Debate on Embryos By Rob SteinWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, August 28, 2008; A01 Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a variety of