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Scientists rewrite rules of human reproduction

Posted by Biotechnology 7 Apr 2012

Source: The Independent. The first human egg cells that have been grown entirely in the laboratory from stem cells could be fertilised later this year in a development that will revolutionise fertility treatment and might even lead to a reversal of the menopause in older women. Scientists are about to request a licence from the UK fertility watchdog to fertilise the eggs as part of a series of tests to generate an unlimited supply of human eggs, [...]

The Public, Political Parties, and Stem-Cell Research

Posted by Biotechnology 24 Nov 2011

Source: NEJM.org. Until recently, it seemed as if the question of future federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research had been settled. The Obama administration had lifted President George W. Bush’s previous restrictions on funding, and the legality of that decision was upheld by federal courts. But the 2012 presidential election campaign has once again raised uncertainty about such funding.

First test of human embryonic stem cell therapy in people discontinued

Posted by News, Top Stories 15 Nov 2011

Source: The Washington Post. The company conducting the first government-approved tests in people of a therapy developed using human embryonic stem cells abruptly announced Monday that it was halting the study, stunning advocates of the highly contentious field. Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., said the move, which stops one of the most controversial and closely watched medical experiments in the [...]

A Mississippi Victory as the Battle Over Stem Cell Research Rages on

Posted by Biotechnology 14 Nov 2011

Source: The Burrill Report. Mississippi voters on November 8 rejected initiative 26, an amendment to the state’s constitution that would have declared life begins at fertilization. Though much of the push for the amendment came from opponents of abortion, the legislation would also have ensnared human embryonic stem cell research. We spoke to Bernie Siegel, executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute, [...]

Roman Catholic bishops applaud ban on embryonic stem cell patents

Posted by Biotechnology 22 Oct 2011

Source: digitaljournal.com. Roman Catholic bishops in Europe have said they welcome the decision of the European Court of Justice to ban the patenting of scientific techniques that use stem cells derived from human embryo. the Roman Catholic bishops of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, said, “This judgement…provides a broad, scientific sound definition of a human embryo.”

Nanotechnology Researchers Turn Embryonic Stem Cells into Heart cells

Posted by Biotechnology, News, Top Stories 16 Aug 2011

Source: Azonano.com. The push towards growing organs for transplantation has received a boost from the latest discovery by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world’s first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute. Researchers from IBN have shown that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be transformed into heart cells using a ‘decellularized’ heart as a scaffold.

New Polls Offer Positive Outlook On The Public’s View of “Controversial” Science

Posted by Biotechnology, News, Top Stories 1 Jul 2011

Source: Discover. Few things bring me as much pleasure as delivering good news. Today, the science headlines include two stories that fit that bill. Scientific American reports on a Stanford Poll that shows, “Candidates of either party who take an environmental stance on climate can gain the votes of some citizens while not alienating others.”

The Art and Politics of Science

Posted by Books, Highlights 30 May 2011

Excerpt from Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus’s book, “The Art and Politics of Science”. A Nobel Prize-winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions, and former scientific adviser to President Obama reflects on his remarkable career. From this truly unique perspective, Varmus shares his experiences from the trenches of politicised battlegrounds ranging from budget fights to stem cell research, global health to science publishing.

US: Appeals Court OKs Fed Funding of Embryonic-Stem-Cell Research

Posted by Biotechnology, News, Top Stories 30 Apr 2011

Source: Wired. A three-judge panel of a US Appeals Court lifted an injunction Friday against the National Institutes of Health’s revised policy on the funding of stem cell research. The new policy, which would open up research funding to many more human embryonic-stem-cell linesm or hESCs, attracted a lawsuit from researchers who focus on adult stem cells, who claimed that their chances of obtaining grants had been diminished.

Two Countries, Two Approaches To Regulating Embryonic Stem-Cell Use

Posted by Biotechnology, Opinion 6 Feb 2011

Source: The Jewish Daily. Between 1998 and 2007, Israeli academics researching human embryonic stem cells published 55 papers in scientific publications on the topic, according to an article in the scientific journal Cell Stem Cell. During this same time period, researchers in the United States published 150 stem-cell research papers.

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