Stem Cell Lines

NIH OKs First Stem Cell Lines On Tax-Paid Research

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens m...

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Calling Out Stem Cell Lies

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Knocking down the arbitrary wall constructed by Bush will most likely subject far more labs who are obliged to reap the benefits of federal stem cell funding to a federal ethics oversight regime.

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Some Conservative States Pushing Back Against Stem Cell Research

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — A showdown is shaping up in some of the nation's most conservative states over embryonic stem cell research, as opponents draw languag...

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The Stem Cell Slippery Slope Fallacy

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The slippery slope argument says that if we permit a scientist to culture stem cells, then when that scientist wants to make cowumans and humabbits, society will be incapable of saying no.

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Obama Science Memo Goes Beyond Stem Cells

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — From tiny embryonic cells to the large-scale physics of global warming, President Barack Obama urged researchers on Monday to follo...

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Obama To Overturn Ban On Federal Funding For Stem Cell Research

AP | BEN FELLER and LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Reversing an eight-year-old limit on potentially life-saving science, President Barack Obama plans to lift restrictions Monday on t...

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Axelrod: Stem cell order coming soon from Obama

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Expect an executive order soon from President Barack Obama on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. That's the word fr...

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Obama's Stem Cell Policy Should Be Enacted Through Legislation, Not by Executive Order

Ralph Dittman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama guaranteed he would ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted "ethically and with rigorous oversight." Now, how does he implement this change in stem cell policy?

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Stem Cell Backers Question Where McCain Stands

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. - Some of the nation's top embryonic stem cell research advocates say they are growing concerned that Sen. John McCain will backtrack on...

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Stem Cell Backers Worry About McCain

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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Some of the nation's top embryonic stem cell research advocates say they are growing concerned that Sen. John McCain will backtrack on his previous su...

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Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Undermine Bush's Veto...

The Times Of London | Catherine Philp | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE breakthrough made in a small Massachusetts laboratory could put American embryonic stem-cell research back on track by removing the key objection ...

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Stem-Cell Bank To Open In South Korea

Associated Press | JI-SOO KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk said Wednesday he plans to open a stem cell bank by the end of the year to help speed up the quest to grow ...

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