Reeve stem cell appeal airs in US
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A TV appeal on stem cell research recorded by Christopher Reeve begins airing in the US.
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SAN FRANCISCO Even in death, &quot;Superman&quot; star Christopher Reeve is promoting human embryonic stem cell research. The paralyzed actor stars in a new TV commercial supporting Proposition 71 -- the ballot measure
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Eight months ago, Missouri seemed well on its way to becoming a national leader in stem cell research. Voters amended the state's constitution to protect stem cell research &#151; even the controversial form using cells from human embryos. Actor Michael J. Fox appeared in TV ads, visibly shaking from Parkinson's disease as he sought votes for stem cell supporter Claire McCaskill in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Although he will always be remembered for portraying &quot;Superman,&quot; the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve&#39;s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries and an advocate of stem cell research.
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THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush&#39;s announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.
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US politicians pay tribute to Christopher Reeve, the paralysed Superman star who has died at 52.
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If the US makes Stem Cell research illegal, and a company in a foreign country (say Japan), develops a cure for a desease (say Cancer, or Alzheimers), can said company file a patent in the US?  I assume so... seems like a pretty good reason to make Stem Cell research legal.
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Paralysed from the neck down after a riding accident, Christopher Reeve became a tireless campaigner for stem cell research. Some accused him of offering false hope.
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The death of actor and embryonic stem cell research advocate Christopher Reeve, who passed away Sunday from heart failure, has refueled debate on both sides of the embryonic stem cell issue.
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A doctor from the First Coast was able to spend time with recently deceased actor, Christopher Reeve, whose efforts to promote stem cell research continues to stir up controversy.
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âWe were saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Reeve. He has been such an effective advocate of stem cell research, as well as being an extremely courageous individual who never lost hope that the
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UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
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Human embryonic stem cell research using federally approved stem cell lines could begin as soon as next month at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
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University of Virginia neurosurgeon John A. Jane recalled yesterday that Christopher Reeve didn&#39;t want to live immediately after a horse-riding accident in 1995 left him paralyzed from the neck down.
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More Americans know about stem cell research, and more approve of it this year than in 2001, according to a new Harris Poll. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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California is moving quickly to  launch a $3 billion stem cell research program approved by  voters this month even as the United States is leading a  campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human  embryos, including for stem cell studies.
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Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed  actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked  tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially the  controversial stem cell research that has emerged as a campaign  issue this year.