Tag: Stem Cells
Anti-Ban Billionaires
Billionaire cash has kept embryonic stem-cell research alive--just barely.
Anti-abortion crusaders see research on embryonic stem cells as something akin to murder. Eli Broad sees...
Green light for stem cell program
SAN FRANCISCO — California's stem cell agency last week approved a four-year, $151 million grant program focused solely on human embryonic stem cell research...
I hoped I’d be able to walk, says scam victim
Wheelchair-bound Justine Asher forked out R120 000 on what she believed was a "miracle" stem-cell cure that would allow her to walk again -...
Slippery-slope concerns are valid
JUST when you think the debate over embryonic stem cells can't get any more degraded, an outfit called the Campaign to Defend the Constitution...
Little by little, stem-cell supporters gaining ground
When Bernie Siegel started pushing for stem-cell research three years ago, the tide was moving decidedly in the other direction.
Laws were being proposed to...
The spinal cord – The brain and body connector
The spinal cord is the all-important switchbox that connects the brain with the body. It's like a big bundle of wires entering a telephone...
UK research centre’s ‘IVF-for-eggs’ plan opens up debate on stem cell research
Leading UK-based Christian charity CARE has expressed concern at the recent Council of Europe decision to continue allowing EU taxpayers' cash to fund embryonic...
Exploring all sides of stem cell debate
The embryonic stem cell debate marches on, from pulpit to politics to Parkinson's patients hoping beyond hope a cure is found.
Lee Sippel, of Fond...
Thank You from The Christopher Reeve Action Network
First of all, thank you for your tireless dedication. Without your help, the historic passage of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810)...
Bush’s embryonic stem cell stance helps to keep her in a wheelchair
(July 25, 2006) — A budding young artist eagerly applies himself to developing his talent, but he's frustrated when his teachers allow him to...
