Stem Cell Veto Makes Private Funding More Essential
Susan Dentzer outlines where embryonic stem cell research will stand in the United States following the president's veto. (7/19/ 06)

President Bush Threatens to Veto Stem Cell Bill
President Bush threatened to use his veto power after the Senate passed a bill to lift restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Two analysts discuss the medical research implications. (7/17/06)

New Stem Cell Techniques Spare Embryos
Update: Two teams of researchers working independently announced Sunday that they discovered ways to create embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that scientists believe may make the field more politically and ethically acceptable. (10/17/05)

Scientists Announce Potential Stem Cell Breakthrough
Update: Harvard researchers announced Monday that they have found a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of stem cells without having to destroy human embryos. (8/22/05)

Senate Majority Leader Breaks with President, Endorses Stem Cell Research
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., endorsed a House-approved bill that would greatly expand federal support for embryonic stem cell research, a move that puts the Republican at odds with President Bush. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on the science and politics of stem cell research.

RealAudio: Frist's speech on the floor of the Senate. (7/29/05)

Congress to Debate Modification to Federal Stem Cell Rules
The House is set to consider a bill that would allow the National Institutes of Health to fund research using human embryos donated by fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded. Although more than 200 members of Congress have signed onto the bill, President Bush has said he would veto such a measure. Two U.S. representatives debate the bill and its possible impact on research. (5/23/05)

Scientists Clone Stem Cells
from Human Patients
Scientists in South Korea, who announced last year that they extracted stem cells from a cloned human embryo, have used the same technology to create embryonic stem cells from human patients. Dr. David Scadden, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, talks about the implications of this and other recent breakthroughs in stem cell research. (5/20/05)
Update: An initial report on the South Korean findings (5/19/05)