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Supreme Court declines to hear stem cell research challenge
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal concerning stem cell research, thus allowing the federal government to continue funding it. The top US court did not give a reason for its decision, which ends a long judiciary saga. The appeal had come from two researchers working…
Japan stem cell Nobel laureate to get research boost
Japan’s Nobel prize-winning Shinya Yamanaka will likely get up to 30 billion yen ($383 million) for his stem cell research over the next decade, an official said Wednesday. The Japanese science and technology ministry is looking at giving at least 2.7 billion yen of extra money to support Yamanaka’s work…
Nobel Prize-winning stem cell research holds dramatic potential
Research in reprogrammed cells, which on Monday earned the 2012 Nobel Prize, has been hailed as a new dawn for regenerative medicine but remains troubled by several clouds. Britain’s John Gurdon and Japan’s Shinya Yamanaka were honoured with the world’s paramount award in medicine for induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).…
Michigan Senate Minority Leader ‘embarrassed’ by attack on stem cell research
Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D) blasted Republican lawmakers on Thursday for threatening to cut funds for the University of Michigan because of its embryonic stem cell research. “Today for the second time in six months, I rise because I am actually embarrassed by what I see happening here today,”…
Stem cell research on donor eggs often not disclosed
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many U.S. fertility clinics don’t tell egg donors that embryos made from their eggs may end up being used in stem cell research, according to a new government survey. That’s despite widespread opposition to such research, which is considered morally offensive by a third of…
IVF is controversial enough to be facing a ban in Colorado
I feel like today I’m spending all my time thinking about ladybits and how they work, but I have to note my (somewhat) disagreement with Atrios and Paul Waldman on this issue. Paul: And today, virtually no one debates the ethics of in-vitro fertilization. Atrios: Stem cell research is “controversial,”…
Your Day In Race
In Michigan, there’s a proposal (#2) on the ballot to permit stem cell research in the state. The “no” side has financed a series of ads talking about genetic research gone amok, presuming that we’ll somehow turn Michigan into a charmingly Midwestern Gattaca if it goes forward. It also makes…
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Sporting a black turtleneck like the beatnik I am. This video is on stem cells. RH Reality Check: Stem Cell Research from RH Reality Check on Vimeo. I’m just saying that I think this one resulted in the most lost takes during to laughing. It’s fun to write right wingers…
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