Stem cell research News

Sydney - The systemic obstruction to stem cell research at all levels has created a sycophantic industry of “ethical debate” based on reasons for extending human suffering. The humanity-hating bandwagon just hit a pothole with a new research breakthrough.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England have achieved success in restoring hind leg mobility in dogs through the use of nerve cells located in the nose.

Haifa - Surgeons and physicians have had their dreams answered. Soon, it will be possible to repair, graft and even grow bones ready to order, thanks to pioneering Israeli stem cell technology.

Menlo Park - The company that pioneered in the field of embryonic stem cell research, Geron, Inc., is ending its clinical trial for spinal cord injuries. Geron says that the payoff from the research doesn't come close to other projects like those for cancer.

Scientists announced on Friday a setback to a promising new stem cell used for treating diseases, with the discovery that a patient’s immune system could reject tissues produced from those stem cells, even if the tissues came from the same patient.

Saint Paul - A bipartisan bill introduced in the Minnesota House this week would make human cloning and assisting or participating in cloning research a felony under state law.

Oklahoma was recently in the news because a Christian politician tried to ban world-renowned biologist Richard Dawkins from speaking at the university. Now, another politician wants to ban the stem cell research finally approved by president Obama.

Geron Corp. has been given the thumbs up to go forward on a study of stem cells and spinal injuries by the federal government.

In the most authoritative document yet regarding stem cell research and contraception, the Vatican has reiterated its opposition towards controversial procedures in the industry.

With the ethical questions looming over the research of stem cells could menstrual blood be a partial answer? There are several advantages of the use of this blood including the ease of obtaining it and there is little fear of tissue rejection.