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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow. The 4-to-4 vote, which took place...
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Professor Trounson, the president of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, said in a Melbourne radio interview that scientists will now be able to derive all the human stem cells they need for research from body cells, including human induced...
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Australian governments need to step up their contribution to research if they want to be part of it, Australian pioneer Alan Trounson says. The founder of the Australian Stem Cell Centre and now president of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine...
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The Salk Institute in La Jolla was awarded a $10.8 million state grant to develop a stem-cell derived therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease, it was announced Wednesday. The grant was among $250 million awarded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine,...
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A charter devised by Canadians outlining the ethical principles that should guide international stem cell research is being presented Tuesday at the World Stem Cell Summit in Baltimore. The Stem Cell Charter is a collective call to action in support of...
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Only a handful of available embryonic stem cell lines have been used by scientists, an analysis finds, attributing the figures in part to Bush-era policies. August 8, 2009 Though the Bush administration said the bank maintained 21 cell lines eligible...
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last week their new guidelines for stem cell research funding, including allowing some previously ineligible stem cell lines to receive federal grants, provided they were obtained in an ethical manner. But,...
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Stem cell lines that could not be used under Bush administration guidelines may be available for medical research under new regulations, officials said. The Obama administration promised funding to determine how many of the lines can be used.
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President Obama issued an executive order last month that lifted the ban on federal funding of research on stem cell lines created after Aug. 9, 2001, and he instructed the NIH to develop guidelines for the research. Because stem cells can be transformed...
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Scientists seeking taxpayer money for embryonic stem cell research under President Barack Obama's new plan must use cells originally culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. That's the word from the National Institutes...
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