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Louisiana lawmakers are again facing the emotional issue of stem cell research. A House committee Wednesday approved a proposed ban on government spending on what is often called therapeutic cloning. via WWL-AM New Orleans

“These strengths, combined with his in-depth knowledge of UW-Madison and the international scientific community, make him an exceptional leader for WiCell”
Madison, Wis. - The WiCell Research Institute , which operates the National Stem Cell Bank, has named Wisconsin executive Erik Forsberg to the newly created position of executive director. via Wisconsin Technology Network

Turning human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo could quell an ethical debate.

It has been more than six years since President Bush, in the first major televised address of his presidency, drew a stark moral line against the destruction of human embryos in medical research. Since then, he has steadfastly maintained that scientists would come up with an alternative method of developing embryonic stem cells, one that [...]

UK Scientist Admits Embryonic Stem-Cell Research UnsuccessfulCitizenLink, CO - 13 hours agoA leading scientist in England has made the stunning admission that embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) is simply not working. Lord Patel of Dunkeld, …

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Gene Involved In Blood Stem Cell Replication, Movement, IdentifiedScience Daily (press release) - 17 hours agoThe paper, published in the April issue of Cell Stem Cell, is the first to identify EGR-1 as a regulator of hematopoietic stem cell migration and …Secrets Of Cellular Signaling Shed Light On New Cancer Stem Cell … Science Daily (press [...]

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Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Reveals Earliest Step in Human …Newswise (press release) - 19 hours ago“This is one area of stem cell biology where human and mouse differ significantly and we never would have discovered this if we had limited our studies to …Qualifying date rule hinders German stem cell research EurekAlert (press release)Treating [...]

“By the time a patient comes to a hospital, they already have a cancer, so that process has already happened”
With a bit of genetic trickery, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have turned normal skin cells into cancer stem cells, a step that will make these naturally rare cells easier to study. [...]

“It will always be easier to take a drug than take a cell”
Apr 8, 2008 - StemCellPatents.com announced today the release of an industry report describing 3 clinically used drugs that activate the body’s own stem cells. via Med Ad News

Stem Cell Research ‘Mother cells’ which produce the neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease have been identified by scientists, according to new research published in the journal Glia. via MediLexicon