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	President Discusses Stem Cell Research
		The issue of research involving stem cells derived from human embryos is increasingly the subject of a national debate and dinner table discussions.
		Research on embryonic stem cells raises profound ethical questions, because extracting the stem cell destroys the embryo, and thus destroys its potential for life.
		Researchers are telling us the next step could be to clone human beings to create individual designer stem cells, essentially to grow another you, to be available in case you need another heart or lung or liver.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html (1723 words)

	Embryonic Stem Cell Research
		The question with embryonic stem cell research is whether the distinction between therapeutic cloning and cloning to create a human being is meaningful.
		In the case of embryonic stem cell research, arguably, a human being is being sacrificed for her body parts so that someone else can survive or get healthy.
		The first study from OHSU's new Oregon Stem Cell Center, published in the current issue of the journal Nature Medicine, found that mature macrophages derived from bone marrow stem cells, and not bone marrow stem cells themselves, are what fuse with diseased liver cells, ultimately curing a genetic liver disease.
	www.inplainsite.org /html/embryonic_stem_cell_research.html (4634 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Stem cell research
		Stem cells may be able to generate brand new tissue in these cases, and even cure diseases for which currently there is no adequate therapy.
		Stem cells could also be used to gain a better understanding of how genetics work in the early stages of cell development.
		Because stem cells can be used to create unlimited amounts of specialized tissue, such as heart tissue, it may be possible to test how drugs react on these specialized tissues before trying the drugs on animals and human subjects.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/007120.htm (871 words)

	The Rockefeller University - Stem Cell Research
		Stem cells in a mouse hair follicle are the only ones that glow green after Rockefeller researchers used a technique called "pulse and chase" to highlight them.
		Through research on stem cells, she hopes to understand the genetics of squamous and basal cell carcinomas, the most common types of human cancers in the world.
		Fuchs and her colleagues also developed a new method to track and isolate skin and hair stem cells, a technique that may also be valuable in searching for stem cells that produce the cells of the heart, pancreas and other specific body tissues.
	www.rockefeller.edu /stemcell/researchers.php (2024 words)

	Human stem cell research: all viewpoints
		Similarly, articles by medical groups that promote stem cell research are not helpful, because they do not touch on their fundamental belief that embryos are not human persons.
		A stem cell is a primitive type of cell that can be coaxed into developing into most of the 220 types of cells found in the human body (e.g.
		Stem cells can now be grown in the laboratory, so (in a pinch) some research can be done using existing stem cells.
	www.religioustolerance.org /res_stem.htm (1033 words)

	AmericanCatholic.org - Catholic Update©2002- Stem-Cell Research by Thomas A. Shannon
		Research on adult and embryonic stem cells of animals and humans has been going on for several years, and a national bioethics commission made some recommendations about this research.
		The goal of this research is to use these stem cells to develop various tissues that can then be used to repair damaged tissues in the body—heart tissue to repair a damaged heart, nerve tissue to repair a damaged spinal column or reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
		Many have argued that adult stem cells are difficult to obtain, very hard to coax into developing into other tissues and, consequently, their use would involve much more time and money to obtain the desired results.
	www.americancatholic.org /Newsletters/CU/ac0102.asp (2949 words)

	Stem cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In particular, embryonic cell lines, autologous embryonic stem cells generated therapeutic cloning, and highly plastic adult stem cells from the umbilical cord blood or bone marrow are touted as promising candidates.
		Stem cells, however, are already used extensively in research, and some scientists do not see cell therapy as the first goal of the research, but see the investigation of stem cells as a goal worthy in itself.
		Opponents of the research argue that this practice is a slippery slope to reproductive cloning and tantamount to the instrumentalization of a human being.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stem_cell (2288 words)

	Stem Cell Research
		Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa have also found that stem cells from the tiny amount of blood found in the umbilical cords of newborn babies may be able to help repair damaged brain tissue after a stroke.
		Adult stem cells, already present in the human body, differ from embryonic stem cells in that they are derived from living bone, tissue, muscle and fat and not from an embryo.
		Stem cells are so-called master cells that can develop into various tissues in the body, and the idea of using them to repair damaged hearts is a hot area of medical research.
	www.nebcathcon.org /stem_cell_research.htm (12664 words)

	Stem Cell Research \| StemEnhancers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Researchers are just beginning to think more in terms of how to boost the natural process of stem cell biology in the broadest sense, from production and release of stem cells into the blood circulation, maintaining a lowered state of inflammation, and increase their ability to move into tissues that are in need of repair.
		Stem cells are found in human embryos, but are also found in adult tissue.
		The recent advances in stem cell research were listed as one of the most significant health-related stories in the past 25 years by CNN, second only to the complete mapping of the human genome.
	www.stemcellresearchforum.com (889 words)

	Stem cell controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stem cell debates have motivated and reinvigorated the ‘pro-life’ movement whose members have concerned themselves with the rights and status of the embryo as an early-aged human life.
		Notably, a fundamental impediment to the widespread acceptance of embryonic stem cell research is the destruction of the embryo.
		Researchers at Advanced Cell Technology, led by Robert Lanza, reported the successful derivation of a stem cell line using a process similar to preimplantation genetic diagnosis, in which a single blastomere is extracted from a blastocyst.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stem_cell_controversy (3339 words)

	Stem Cell Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Stem cells are believed to have the capability of being chemically inducible to transform themselves into specific end organ tissues.
		Stem cells have been identified in placental tissue, fat tissue, and umbilical cords.
		Stem cells have also been extracted from human embryos that were fertilized with the possibility of their being implanted in the womb of a woman subject to in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/1000329899.html (423 words)

	Stem Cell Research
		Stem cell research and the medical techniques that could come from it signify a promising field of study dedicated to exploring the therapeutic advantages of using healthy cells to replace damaged cells in humans and other living organisms.
		The extent to which researchers are allowed to conduct experiments using human embryonic stem cells, a cluster of about 30 cells that form inside an embryo about five days after fertilization, is a matter legislators will have to decide in the coming months.
		A key element in the stem cell debate is the opposition to the cloning of human beings.
	www.ofr.harvard.edu /medical_research/stem_cell_research.php (542 words)

	California gives go-ahead to stem-cell research - Stem Cell Research - MSNBC.com
		Federal funding is currently limited to adult stem cells and a few lines of embryonic stem cells, which many scientists say are of poor quality and unfit for research.
		Stem cells can potentially grow into any type of human tissue and scientists hope to be able to direct the blank cells to grow into specific cell types needed for transplant.
		Stem cells are harvested from embryos, which are destroyed in the process.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6384390 (833 words)

	Stem Cell Research
		Stem cells are the most basic form of cells and are characterized by two unique properties:
		Learn what stems cells are, and find out about their remarkable potential, through this extensive FAQ.
		DRI scientists are working to mimic the development of embryonic stem cells into fully functioning islets suitable for transplantation.
	www.diabetesresearch.org /Research/StemCellResearch (159 words)

	Stem Cell Research Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cambridge Stem Cell Initiative: The Centre's mission is to generate insights into the biology of stem cells through basic research, and thus to provide the foundation needed to provide therapies through regenerative medicine.
		Purified populations of stem cells are then expanded, banked and retested in in vivo models to demonstrate that the expanded cells maintain the original stem cell properties.
		Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research: The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research (NCS) is a new and innovative collaboration of different research groups focusing on the increasingly expanding field of stem cell research.
	www.stemcellscience.org (926 words)

	Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UW-Madison
		This image depicts a colony of human embryonic stem cells grown over a period of 10 months in the absence of mouse feeder cells.
		The cell nuclei are stained green; the cell surface appears in red.
		Using neural stem cells derived from the fetal brains of rats, a team of Wisconsin scientists has devised a rudimentary blood-brain barrier in the lab.
	www.news.wisc.edu /packages/stemcells (519 words)

	International Stem Cell Research [Stem Cell Information]
		The International Stem Cell Forum (ISCF) is made up of 14 leading funders of stem cell research from around the world.
		The International Society for Stem Cell Research is an independent, nonprofit organization established to promote and foster the exchange and dissemination of information and ideas relating to stem cells, to encourage the general field of research involving stem cells and to promote professional and public education in all areas of stem cell research and application.
		Stem Cell Research Singapore Serving the stem cell research community of Singapore.
	stemcells.nih.gov /research/intlresearch.asp (482 words)

	Online NewsHour -- Stem Cell Research
		Susan Dentzer outlines where embryonic stem cell research will stand in the United States following the president's veto.
		Harvard researchers announced Monday that they have found a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.
		Scientists in South Korea, who announced last year that they extracted stem cells from a cloned human embryo, have used the same technology to create embryonic stem cells from human patients.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/health/stemcells.html (558 words)

	Today's Stem Cell Research
		In this trial, six children with symptoms of the disease will be given transplants of stem cells at two different doses and followed for a year.
		Hematopoietic Stem Cells are very rare, and it is often hard to obtain enough of them for a successful transplant.
		The stem cells that were used have been harvested from the patient's bone marrow during a biopsy about seven weeks earlier and cultured into bone-producing cells.
	www.stemnews.com (1013 words)

	International Society for Stem Cell Research
		For several years, the idea has been around that stem cells in the bone marrow could regenerate heart muscle that was damaged after a heart attack.
		The fact that this “therapeutic” approach was widely applied was nevertheless used by opponents of embryonic stem cell research to indicate that adult stem cells were sufficient to cure a wide range of diseases.
		Embryonic stem cell research and other frontiers of regenerative medicine evoke moral concerns insofar as they would use human embryos, albeit only embryos that will never enter a womb.
	www.isscr.org (435 words)

	Stem Cell Research at UCSF
		But as we gain a greater understanding of how stem cells in our body change from their undifferentiated states to become specialized tissues, UCSF's Institute for Regeneration Medicine is at the threshold of developing cell-based approaches and therapies for various diseases that result from tissue injury or degeneration.
		Their efforts, organized around research areas, are aimed at gaining a better understanding of how defined types of tissues develop, and are directed toward cell-based approaches to the treatment of disease.
		Accordingly, the laboratories and research efforts are organized along a series of pipelines, each focusing on a particular tissue or organ system, and including basic research as well as translational research directed toward clinical applications.
	stemcellfacts.ucsf.edu (416 words)

	Stem Cell Research News
		Stem Cell Research News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Research on embryonic stem cells continues to ignite national debate over the beginning of human life.
		Hailing it as a milestone that pushes New Jersey to the forefront of stem cell research, Gov.
	www.topix.net /tech/stem-cell-research (895 words)

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