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FEATURE ARTICLES

Does Stem Cell Advance Provide an Ethical Out?
Doctors, funders shouldn't put all their embryos in one basket.
by Arthur L. Caplan

Stem cell research needs regulation
Cloning in S. Korea raises host of questions
by Arthur L. Caplan

Stem-cell research a pawn in election politics
Bush's policy makes a mockery of moral issues involved
by Arthur L. Caplan

Congress needs Biotech 101
How many lawmakers does it take to understand a stem cell?
by Glenn McGee

Embryonic cloning feat points to problems with Bush policy
Breaking Bioethics on a more ethical stem cell source
by Arthur L. Caplan

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IN THE NEWS

Stem Cell OK Should Be Law, Backers Say
Jan 24 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) President Barack Obama's 2009 executive order that lifted some stem cell research restrictions should be codified into law so future lawmakers cannot undo it, a national stem cell research advocate said Saturday.

Grant Money Could Speed Stem Cell Cures
Jan 11 (Los Angeles Times) Dr. Karen Aboody estimates that she has cured several hundred mice of a cancer of the central nervous system called neuroblastoma.

NIH Approves 27 More Stem Cell Lines
Dec 14 (USA Today) National Institutes of Health chief Francis Collins approved another 27 human embryonic stem cell lines for federal research funding Monday, but limited support to diabetes-related pancreatic cell experiments.

Stem Cell Researchers Watching Legislative Moves
Dec 09 (Associated Press) A leading University of Michigan researcher said Tuesday the school now can accept private donations of unused human embryos for creating new stem cell lines. On Wednesday, Dr. Eva Feldman and other researchers will be watching the progress of proposed legislation they fear could hamper their efforts to create those lines and find cures for many diseases.

Bill would ban public money for stem cell research in Missouri
Dec 04 (Kansas City Business Review) Missouri would ban the use of public dollars for stem cell research through a constitutional amendment proposed in legislation filed this week.

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