Jan 08 Watch Amniotic Fluid Yields New Type of Stem Cell Stem cells drawn from amniotic fluid can be used to develop muscle, bone, nerve and other cells in the laboratory, researchers have found. Study author Dr. Anthony Atala explains. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Missouri Senate Race Garners Nationwide Attention Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., and his Democratic challenger, state auditor Claire McCaskill, are in an apparent dead heat leading up to the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Republican and Democratic bloggers discuss the candidates' chances as the race enters its final… Continue watching
Jun 06 Harvard Researchers Start Cloning Human Embryos with Private Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour Harvard researchers announced Tuesday that they have begun efforts to clone human embryos to create stem cells by using private funding to get around federal funding restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 16 South Korean Stem Cell Scientist Requests Retraction By PBS News Hour A stem cell researcher, whose team claimed it was able to create 11 stem cell lines genetically matched to certain patients, asked that his work be withdrawn from the journal Science after allegations were made that the results were fabricated. Continue reading
Oct 17 New Stem Cell Techniques Spare Embryos By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading
Aug 22 Scientists Announce Potential Stem Cell Breakthrough By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading
Jul 14 Conflicting Stem Cell Research By PBS News Hour The use of adult stem cells to treat the body, which would eliminate the ethical dilemma raised by the use of embryonic stem cells, is theoretically appealing. The larger question, however, is can adult stem cells grow into any other… Continue reading
Dec 11 Stanford University to Create New Stem Cell Lines Stanford University announced on Tuesday that its researchers will work to create new stem cell lines by employing nuclear transfer technology --a process that can be interpreted as cloning. Continue reading
Aug 09 President to Announce Stem Cell Decision After weeks of meetings with the Pope and others, President Bush is set to announce his policy regarding the use of human embryonic stem cells in scientific research. Continue reading