Japan relaxes human stem-cell rules
Nature, News “A long-sought loosening of Japan’s stem cell research came into effect on 21 August. But some say the new rules are too little, too...
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The Challenge of Regulating Rapidly Changing Science: Stem Cell Legislation in Canada
Cell Stem Cell “We describe how recent advances in stem cell research may be interpreted by various regulatory regimes and use Canada as a model to...
Switching On The Power Of Stem Cells
Science Daily “Scientists have uncovered a vital link in the chain of events that gives stem cells their remarkable properties. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre...
Rejecting ‘Big Science’ Tag, Collins Sets Five Themes for NIH
Science, News of the Week “The Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) laid out his priorities this week, spending his 1st day on...
Common consent
Nature “The distribution of human cell lines used in research should not be hindered by restrictions from donors.” Read More »
Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs
The New York Times “Researchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead...
Scientists discover bladder cancer stem cell
Stanford University News “Researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell and revealed how it works to escape the...
Mice made from induced stem cells
Nature News “Two teams of Chinese researchers have created live mice from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, answering a lingering question about the developmental potential of...
Discovery of Genetic Toggle Switch Moves Science Closer to Possible Diabetes Cure
“Scientists have identified a master regulator gene for early embryonic development of the pancreas and other organs, putting researchers closer to coaxing stem cells into pancreatic...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Repair Heart, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
Mayo Clinic News “ROCHESTER, Minn. “Ó In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat...
Italians sue over stem cells
Nature News “Three scientists are appealing against the Italian government’s decision to exclude human embryonic stem cells from a recent call for proposals to fund stem-cell...
Researchers Generally Happy With Final Stem Cell Rules
Science “Scientists expressed satisfaction this week with the final guidelines on research with human embryonic stem (ES) cells issued on Monday by the National Institutes of...
US bioethics commision promises policy action
Nature, News “Five months after abruptly dismantling the bioethics advisory council left by his predecessor, US President Barack Obama last week created a new bioethics commission...
Stem Cell Guidelines
Crain’s Health, July 9, 2009 Read more »
Molecular Differences Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells
Medical News Today “UCLA researchers have found thatembryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells haveinherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that...
Chief scientist quits California stem-cell agency
Nature News “The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in San Francisco is again under the microscope, following the resignation of its chief scientific officer and...
Correcting Fanconi anaemia – healthy cells derived from diseased ones offer treatment hope
Nature “A group of scientists led by Juan Carlos Izpis̼a Belmonte, a developmental biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, wasted...
How to fix a broken heart?
Nature News “Clues about how human hearts form hint at routes to cell-based therapies.” Read More » See related article: “Human ISL1 heart progenitors generate diverse...
iPS cells three years on
Nature “In the three years since Kazutoshi Takahashi and Shinya Yamanaka first demonstrated the generation of iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells from ‘normal’ somatic cells using...
GE Healthcare and Geron Announce Exclusive Global Agreement to Commercialize Stem Cell Drug Discovery Technologies
Geron Press Release “CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK & MENLO PARK, Calif., June 30, 2009 – GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and...
$10,000 is an Egg-cellent Price, Says Stem Cell Panel
Daily News, June 26, 2009 Read more »
N.Y. to Pay for Eggs for Stem Cell Research Policy
The Washington Post, June 26, 2009 Read more »
An Industry to Grow
Financial Times, June 25, 2009 Read more »
Geron’s Okarma Urges Obama to Set Up Stem Cell Panel (Update1)
“President Barack Obama should appoint a commission on stem cell research to help the therapy fulfill its promise to save lives and reduce medical costs, Geron...
Stem-cell Clarity
Nature Editorial “The draft NIH guidelines on stem-cell research are a good first step, but some revision is needed.” Read More »