Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Gingrich Brings Grotesque Charges Against Science

Don C. Reed | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Embryonic Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Politics News

Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney supported embryonic stem cell research in the past. Both men, attempting to gain political advancement, have flip-flopped on the issue. But there is an important difference between the two men.

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LOOK: Insanely Cute Monkeys Have More Than Two Parents

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Chimerism, Chimeric Monkeys, Embryos, Roku, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Chimero, Chimeric Monkey Pictures, Stem Cell Research, Monkey Pictures, Cute Animals, Chimeric Monkey Photos, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hex, Science News

Because we know you'll ask: no, you can't have one. Hex, Roku and Chimero, the insanely cute rhesus monkeys pictured here, are the world's first ch...

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WATCH: Cute "Chimeric" Monkeys Carry Strange DNA

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Chimeric Monkeys, Embryos, Video, Primates, Rhesus Monkeys, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Stem Cell Research, Oregon National Primate Research Centre, Embryonic Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Science News

Cute and cuddly, little Hex, Roku, and Chimero look just like any other rhesus monkeys. But they carry distinctive DNA - a mashup of genes from severa...

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Huge Victory for Obama, Stem Cell Research, and America

Don C. Reed | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: National Debt, Stem Cell Research, Chronic Disease, President Obama, Stem Cell Research Ruling, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Los Angeles News

Sherley vs. Sebelius, a lawsuit threatening stem cell research, was thrown out today. With Judge Lamberth's ruling, state dollars can once again be matched by federal contributions.

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How Bernie Siegel and Embryonic Stem Cell Research May Help Solve the National Debt

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dickey-Wicker Amendment, National Debt, Bernard Siegel, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, United Nations, Politics News

Medical research can lower the national debt, unless we cut ourselves off from advanced stem cell research.

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On The Bridge: A Conversaton Between A Pro-Lifer And An Embryonic Stem Cell Researcher

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Medical Ethics, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Bioethics, Jeanne Loring, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Religion News

I was a pro-lifer whose child had an incurable disease. What I wanted to know was: what would I do if hESCs could cure my child'sNeurofibromatosis?

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Is the Tea Party a Threat to Disabled Americans?

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rand Paul, Sharron Angle Nevada Senate, Tea Party, November Election, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Disability Rights, Politics News

If you or a loved one has a disability, you need to know how the Tea Party threatens you.

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Proud of Pelosi? Remember in November

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

Nancy Pelosi is a woman who broke the glass ceiling, who will stand up for what is right--but who is also never afraid to sit down and talk, and figure out a better way.

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Court Lifts Ban On Embryonic Stem Cell Research--For Now

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Funding 2010, Nih Stem Cell Funding, Stem Cell Funding, Health, Embryonic Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — The government said Friday it's back in the business of funding embryonic stem cell research – at least for now – after...

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A Stem Cell Policy Worthy of the Public Trust

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Obama Stem Cell Research, Obama Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Politics News

Our collective experience of the stem cell controversy has been instructive in yielding an approval process that will allow the science to move forward in way that deserves the nation's trust.

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Obama and the "God Gap"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Is Obama's openly engaging, pragmatic style working to close the "God gap" in American politics?

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Watch Obama's Fine Print on Stem Cells

Jeremy Manier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Nih, Bioethics, Barack Obama, Obama Stem Cell Research, Health, Ips Cells, Obama Stem Cell Ban, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Chicago News

Now the hard part begins: implementing a stem-cell policy that's meaningful, has full ethical protections and unlocks the scientific talent that's been held back the last eight years.

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