http://www.bioethics.net/rss/stemcell.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:31:46 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=7179 n an April cover story, we looked at the dilemma facing the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state agency created through Proposition 71 to fund stem-cell research: Should the landmark agency direct the remainder of its $3 billion in research funds towards "adult" stem cells -- which are closer to clinical applications, albeit for less serious ailments -- or to embryonic stem cells, which offer hope to intractable degenerative diseases such as juvenile diabetes and multiple sclerosis? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:31:46 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7170 In a tacit acknowledgment that the promise of human embryonic stem cells is still far in the future, California’s stem cell research program on Wednesday awarded grants intended to develop therapies using mainly other, less controversial cells. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:49:12 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7153 After a three-year trial, Hwang Woo-Suk, the South Korean stem cell researcher accused of criminal fraud and embezzlement in May, 2006, was convicted today (October 26) of embezzling 830 million won ($705,000) in research funds -- money he had won based on two Science papers based on fabricated data -- and of illegally buying human eggs for his research. He will not, however, serve any time behind bars. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:41:03 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7145 Despite his research being exposed as fraudulent and unethical almost four years ago, the career of South Korean cloner Woo Suk Hwang has thrived. He has established a research institute, laid claim to a set of human-cloning patents, received a scientific excellence award, published a handful of papers and entered into a collaboration with a powerful provincial government. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:10:38 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7126 Together, James Till and Ernest McCulloch – oft dubbed a Felix and Oscar odd-couple of Toronto's scientific community – fed on each other's disparate strengths to become the fathers of stem cell science. So why didn't they win Nobel Prizes? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:19:19 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7118 Scientists are a big step closer to their long-term of goal of creating patient-specific stem cells that are safe to use and don’t require the destruction of embryos. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:28:47 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7097 According to Greek mythology, the god Prometheus granted human beings the gift of fire. As punishment, an angry Zeus condemned Prometheus to a life of torture. An eagle swooped down and tore out his liver every day. But each night, his liver grew back. While this created a nightmare for Prometheus, one element of his story represents the dream of a number of scientists in the Boston area: regrowing cells, tissues, perhaps someday even entire organs or limbs. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:01:04 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7078 Surgeons have for the first time used a combination of an artificial heart and stem cells to save the life of a dying man. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:28:30 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7071 If you had a brain malady that could be treated with stem cells, how would you like them delivered—by having surgeons cut open your skull to implant the cells, or by snorting them like a nasal decongestant? Not really a hard choice, is it? Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:46:53 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7070 California's stem cell agency has teamed with Maryland's stem cell organization in the first interstate agreement designed to speed research progress through collaboration among scientists. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:45:42 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7062 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a much-awaited panel charged with deciding whether human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines derived in the past eight years should be approved for use in NIH-funded research. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:06:52 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7060 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announces that NIH is now accepting requests for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines to be approved for use in NIH-funded research. The NIH Director is also pleased to announce the members of a new working group of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD): the Working Group for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Eligibility Review. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:17:57 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=7026 Vulnerable patients who travel abroad for unproven and potentially unsafe stem cell treatments need to be better protected says a report published by a team of expert researchers from Europe and China today. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:11:07 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=6993 South Korean prosecutors told a Seoul court on Monday they wanted a four-year prison term for disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, whose research team has been linked to major fraud in its once-celebrated stem cell studies. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:09:57 EDT http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=6990 Research involving human embryonic stem (ES) cells will become easier in Japan as a result of new ethical review requirements that take effect today. 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