The U.K. Banks on Stem Cells
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In January 2001, the British Parliament passed a bill that authorized government funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
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Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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Scientists in Massachusetts said today they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of recent advances that could speed development of stem cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.
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UK researchers are pioneering tests of the use of adult stem cells which could reverse cirrhosis of the liver. London&#39;s Hammersmith Hospitals team will use a patient&#39;s own bone marrow stem cells to treat the disease.
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The UK is providing 30 million euro to build a new centre for cancer research and cell biology at Queen&#39;s University in Belfast, making Northern Ireland one of Europe&#39;s leaders in the fight against cancer.
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Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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British researchers have successfully implanted lung cells grown from embryonic stem cells into the lungs of mice in a move that may one day provide treatments for humans with severe breathing problems.
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The first human stem cell line with the mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed by UK researchers.
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Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, more than three years after becoming the first nation to authorize the technique to produce stem cells for medical research.    A team of researchers at Newcastle University hope eventually to create insulin-producing cells that could be transplanted into diabetic patients...
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The British government has approved a plan to allow women to donate eggs for stem cell and cloning research and to be compensated for it &#151; an action that scientists hope will improve the supply of eggs.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.
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Britain's leading scientific institution  said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a  possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty  banning human cloning. The London-based Royal Society is  stepping up its drive to push the United Nations to ban the  cloning of babies, but to make no ruling on using the  technology for medical research, or therapeutic cloning, at its  59th General Session in October. The 191-nation U.N. General  Assembly is divided over whether to allow therapeutic cloning  to continue or to adopt a broad cloning ban championed by the  Bush administration and Costa Rica with strong backing from the  U.S. anti-abortion movement and many predominantly Roman  Catholic nations.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for cures to a range of diseases.
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Scientists are preparing for a large clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400 patients with spinal cord injuries in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan grow new cells and nerve fibers.
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With the active encouragement of the Bush administration, U.S. scientists in the past year have developed several methods for creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.
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Experts are set to make a significant announcement on the future of stem cell research  in Scotland.
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To the chagrin of the Church but the delight of scientists Spain's new Socialist government announced it will allow scientists to go ahead with embryonic stem cell research to help seek cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes.