U.S. Stem Cell Research Seems to Focus on Two Lines
From Drugs.com Only two of 21 approved human embryonic stem cell lines are routinely used by researchers in the United States, says a new study. The study… Read more »
Researchers May Have Found Equivalent of Embryonic Stem Cells
By Rob Stein, WashingtonPost.com Chinese scientists have bred mice from cells that might offer an alternative to human embryonic stem cells, producing the most definitive evidence yet… Read more »
Scientists Reprogram Clearly Defined Adult Cells Into Pluripotent Stem Cells — Directly And Without Viruses
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Feds ease restrictions on use of stem cells
By Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post From SFGate.com Hundreds of embryonic stem cell lines, whose use in the United States had been curtailed by the Bush administration, can… Read more »
Scientists Find Differences in Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Skin Cells
From Newswise.com UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that… Read more »
New York Becomes First State To Allow Payment For Donating Eggs For Stem Cell Research
From MedicalNewsToday.com New York’s Empire State Stem Cell Board earlier this month decided to allow embryonic stem cell researchers who receive state funding to compensate women for… Read more »
Scientists Find New Way to Create Stem Cells
‘Chemical’ programming avoids problems genetic manipulation poses, study finds From Forbes.com April 23 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have converted adult cells into embryonic-like stem cells by using… Read more »