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STEM CELL NEWS

Adult Stem Cell Research Far Ahead of Embryonic

(New York Times)

University of Nebraska Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

(New York Times)

Your own stem cells can treat heart disease, study suggests

(ScienceDaily)

Faster route to stem-like cells

(Nature News)

Spraying on Skin Cells to Heal Burns

(Technology Review)

Family becomes first in UK to freeze baby's umbilical cord so stem cells can be harvested if they fall ill

(Mail Online)

California Awards Grants for Research Projects in Nonembryonic Stem Cells

(New York Times)

Identifying Safe Stem Cells To Repair Spinal Cords

(ScienceDaily)

COMMENTARY AND INFO

Press Release:

Paper in Journal of American Medical Association again Demonstrates Therapeutic Benefits of Adult Stem Cells

Q & A: FDA Approves First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

(DoNoHarm)

Q & A: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Making Embryo Stem Cells Obsolete

(DoNoHarm)

Fact Sheets (PDF)

UPDATED March 2009

- Adult Stem Cell Plasticity
- Diabetes Treatments
- Heart Treatments
- Parkinson's Treatments
- Spinal Cord Injury Treatments
- Contaminated? Useless? The Truth About Stem Cells

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New poll: americans continue to oppose tax funding for embryonic stem cell research, support ethical alternatives

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - September 16, 2010

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Commodification of Human Life

The ethical controversy surrounding human embryonic stem cell research arises from one fact: the research requires the destruction of a living human embryo in order to acquire the stem cells. (DoNoHarm)

Do We Still Need Embryos & Cloning?

Answering common claims about iPSCs

A Statement from DoNoHarm

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells without Cloning or Destroying Embryos (PDF)

Australia: New Website

Our sister organization DoNoHarm: Australians for Ethical Stem Cell Research

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Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
Associate Professor of Oncology
David Lauler Professor for Catholic Health Care Ethics
Georgetown University

C. Christopher Hook, MD
Hematology/Medical Oncology,
The Mayo Clinic (Minnesota);
Chair, Mayo Clinical Ethics Council,
Mayo Reproductive Medicine Advisory Board and DNA Research Committee

Ralph Miech, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology
Brown University School of Medicine

Robert D. Orr, MD
Director of Ethics, FAHC
University of Vermont College of Medicine

David A. Prentice, PhD
Senior Fellow for Life Sciences
Family Research Council

Frank E. Young, MD, PhD
Former Commissioner,
US Food and Drug Administration;
Dean Emeritus,
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry;
Director, Reformed Theological Seminary,
Metro Washington, DC

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Director, Office of Generalist Programs
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Professor of Pediatrics
Brody School of Medicine at ECU