http://www.bioethics.net/rss/stemcell.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:25:09 EST http://www.bioethics.net/ http://www.bioethics.net/images/logo_frontpage_wht.gif 60 200 webmaster@bioethics.net newsupdate@bioethics.net en-us http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8340 U.S. researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants. #bioethics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:25:09 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8338 As the election season heats up, the issue of stem cell research and the rights of embryos is once again taking traction. #bioethics Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:13:28 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8331 It's still not clear where the group stands on embryonic stem cell research, another subject that has made Komen a target of anti-abortion groups. #bioethics Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:03:15 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8320 Gingrich promises to ban embryo research and to regulate IVF clinics if he is elected president. #bioethics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:27:24 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8311 A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature has some folks scratching their heads, as it prohibits "the manufacture or sale of food or products which use aborted human fetuses. #bioethics Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:01:53 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8305 Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has dominated bioethics discussions for the past two decades, but the underlying science has been making people uncomfortable for much longer. #bioethics Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:17:36 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8278 In only the second operation of its kind, a Baltimore man has received an artificial windpipe made from stem cells to replace one destroyed by cancer. #bioethics #stemcells Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:42:54 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8269 Biologists report the first monkey "chimeras", born with a mix of genes in their cells. #bioethics Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:31:55 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8257 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. #bioethics Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:40:38 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8240 Since the announcement that Geron was stopping its stem cell clinical trials, the CIRM has been doing its darndest to reassure everyone that Geron's decampment isn't a huge embarrassment. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:39:16 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8218 The company doing the first government-approved test of embryonic stem cell therapy is discontinuing further stem cell work, a move with stark implications for a field offering hope of future medicines for conditions with inadequate or no current treatments. #bioethics Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:40:20 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8216 This past week’s international stem cell conference held at the Vatican offered a lot of hope for adult stem cell therapies. #bioethics Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:37:06 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8201 In a rare move, the Vatican decided to collaborate with a private company, NeoStem, to do education and eventually research. The Catholic Church is investing $1 million to form a joint foundation, and next week, scientists from around the world will meet at the Vatican to discuss the future of stem cell therapies. #bioethics Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:08:39 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8178 The European Court of Justice has ruled that all patents that would require the process of destroying a human embryo at and after the blastocyst stage for stem cell research are banned in Europe. Christian groups and bioethicists agree on the ruling. #bioethics Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:46:39 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8174 Cellular Dynamics, or CDI, co-founded by Dr. James Thompson, is the first company known to use iPS technology to make mass quantities of high-quality heart cells. #bioethics Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:30:16 EDT