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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The promise of a virtually limitless supply is tantalizing because of blood donor shortages and disappointments in creating blood substitutes.

The House of Commons has defeated a bill that would have banned the creation of so-called hybrid embryos part human and part animal for medical research.

The Geron Corporation announced Wednesday that its plans to begin the first clinical trial using embryonic stem cells had been delayed by federal regulators.

A “living coat” made out of mice stem cells had to be killed before it grew out of control.

The awards represent the largest chunk of money given at one time by California’s taxpayer-backed stem cell program, which plans to spend about $3 billion over a decade.

A “living coat” made out of mice stem cells had to be killed before it grew out of control.

The awards represent the largest chunk of money given at one time by California’s taxpayer-backed stem cell program, which plans to spend about $3 billion over a decade.

Scientists reported on Wednesday that they were able to control diabetes in mice by harnessing human embryonic stem cells. The work raised the prospect that the embryonic cells might one day be used to provide insulin-producing replacement cells to treat the disease in people. The scientists, at the biotechnology company Novocell, turned the stem cells […]

Scientists reported on Wednesday that they were able to control diabetes in mice by harnessing human embryonic stem cells. The work raised the prospect that the embryonic cells might one day be used to provide insulin-producing replacement cells to treat the disease in people. The scientists, at the biotechnology company Novocell, turned the stem cells […]

The prospect that “the curse” might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.