Science & Medicine
Stem cells: Court allows federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
April 29, 2011
Booster Shots
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Nov. 6, 2008
Science: The federal plan would speed valued tissue to researchers, but critics cite a ban on their use to treat patients.
Sept. 6, 2001
Congress registers its support for human embryonic stem-cell research
Sept. 13, 2010
California
A study finds they offer key therapeutic benefits but avoid controversy.
Jan. 8, 2007
Politics
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject restrictions President Bush has placed on embryonic stem-cell research.
April 12, 2007
The political controversy over restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is unlikely to end with Tuesday’s news that mature human cells can be made to acquire the powers of embryonic stem cells, because scientists say research on both types of cells is closely related and is needed to inspire and cross-check each other.
Nov. 21, 2007
Progenitor and replenisher of the body’s myriad tissues, the mysterious cells show exceptional potential to cure illnesses. But research into one kind, taken from embryos, is highly controversial.
July 8, 1999
Researchers have reprogrammed cells inside living mice -- and have discovered that the pluripotent stem cells created in the process are even more flexible than those derived from embryos or grown in laboratory dishes.
Sept. 11, 2013