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“Stromal stem cells derived from menstrual blood exhibit stem cell properties, such as the capacity for self-renewal and multipotency”
Researchers seeking new and more abundant sources of stem cells for use in regenerative medicine have identified a potentially unlimited, noncontroversial, easily collectable, and inexpensive source - ‘ … via Science Blog

“You cannot make assumptions about who is going to support and who is going to oppose this research”
The argument over embryonic stem cell research has produced some strange bedfellows, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of law and bioethics said Tuesday at a panel discussion in Wausau. via Wausau Daily Herald

“Then, you can plant that (regenerated tissue) back into the same patient, thus avoiding rejection”
Posted by Mark Mitford on April 22, 2008 04:51 PM in Military and Weapons . A major difference between the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and previous wars is that in these wars we have been able to save [...]

IN his laboratory here at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Dr. David W. Rowe looked at two X-rays that appeared too good to be true. The first showed a mouse that had part of a tibia removed to simulate an injury so severe as to require amputation. In the next, the mouse’s leg had [...]

James A. Thomson’s laboratory reported a way to turn human cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells.

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 [...]

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Embryonic stem cell research backed by reportIrish Times, Ireland - Apr 22, 2008STEM CELL research using human embryos should be permitted in the State in certain situations, a major report to be published today will recommend. …Stem cell research should be allowed Irish HealthDoctor urges stem cell clarity Irish Medical TimesUse of embryos for research is endorsed [...]

Lifebank Corp. Becomes First Canadian Umbilical Cord Blood Stem …Trading Markets (press release), CA - Apr 22, 2008The collection of umbilical cord blood is a critical step in the process of stem cell banking. The unique shape and components of this new collection unit …Cord Blood America in Top 20 in Los Angeles Area Biotech-Biomed … FOXBusinessQualityStocks.net [...]

Stem Cell Research Facility Planned For San DiegoAllheadlines - Apr 22, 2008San Diego, CA (AHN) - Four of San Diego's biggest research institutions are teaming up to build the nation's first stem cell center - the San Diego …Menstrual Blood — A Valuable Source Of Multipotential Stem Cells? Science Daily (press release)all 13 news articles