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The Olympic torch protests have caused quite a stir online and offline, and that on the whole, I’ve found a lack of balanced viewpoints or real voices from real people. So here is my attempt to mitigate that:
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Famous Chinese Journalists Oppose the Carrefour Boycotts
“I would like to tell those friends who are sending [...]

“We are only beginning to understand the full potential of adult stem cell research”
U.S. Sen. David Vitter today introduced the Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2008, which would provide a federal tax credit to entities who conduct stem cell research that does not involve the … via Daily World

“I was surprised by the PET scan findings because I have been feeling so good”
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s cancer has returned. The five-term Republican said in a statement released by his office Tuesday that he was diagnosed with an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease, which is a … via KansasCity.com

“This promising study is the first of many we are conducting in collaboration with leading researchers and institutions with the ultimate goal of using these stem cells to develop groundbreaking future treatments”
Cryo-Cell International, Inc. announced results of a study published this month in Cell Transplantation showing that stem cells found in menstrual blood proliferate [...]

Stem cell hope for arthritis sufferersBUPA, UK - 8 hours ago… cells can be harvested from the patient, but now it's possible to generate billions of cartilage cells in a laboratory from a resident stem cell. …

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California Stem Cell Agency Exaggerated Its Role in Funding Key …Earthtimes, UK - 22 hours agoSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — California's stem cell agency overstated and hyped the importance of its funding in enabling …Cambridge & California in stem cell pact Business WeeklyManchester university announces stem cell breakthrough England’s Northwestall 8 news articles

Lawmakers set up group for stem cell researchThe Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Apr 16, 2008The organization, comprising 29 members of the Liberal Democratic Party, six from the Democratic Party of Japan and five from New Komeito, is to promote …

Speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Edinburgh, Professor Silvia Marino shows how the mechanisms normally involved in balancing different functions of stem cells may also … via Medical News

“Msi1 might make a good therapeutic target, and we are currently testing ways to interfere with its function in cells to see if it disrupts cancer cell proliferation.”
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered that a gene associated with human breast stem cells can stimulate development of mammary cells by activating two critical [...]

“We find that EBMT has a particular role to play in the institutional environment. EBMT also provides its advice, methodology, and expertise to conduct academic clinical trials.”
Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Lymphoma / Leukemia The 34th Annual Congress of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation closed its session on [...]