Mel Gibson Weighs in on Stem-Cell Issue
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A proposition to fund stem cell research turned into the battle of the Hollywood stars Thursday when actor Mel Gibson spoke out against the &#36;3 billion bond measure and offered his help to an opposition campaign.
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As he had done many times in the past, Christopher Reeve traveled to Chicago last week to talk to Northwestern University neuroscientists about their research using stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries.
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A California state senator  introduced legislation on Monday to make sure the state reaps a  return on its controversial $3 billion stem cell research  program.
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Actor Mel Gibson has donated &#36;10 million that will be split between Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA and the Cedars-Sinal Medical Center to help care for children from foreign countries, officials said Tuesday.
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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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Now in death, the actor turned crusader helped make embryonic stem cell research a national issue. &quot;I know now that if we put our minds to it, one day we&#39;re going to realize Chris&#39; inevitable dream.
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A Yom Kippur appearance at a synagogue. A trip to Washington's Holocaust museum. A circumcision? Ever since Mel Gibson said he wanted the Jewish community to help him make amends for his anti-Semitic comments, suggestions have been pouring in, some in jest and some quite serious.
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California's new stem cell agency is generating a lot of talk &#151; and it's not all about the ethics of human embryonic research.
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Harvard scientists ask the school's ethics board to allow production of embryonic stem cells. If approved, the controversial procedure would boost research that could lead to cures for many diseases.
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LEE COUNTYâ The death of Christopher Reeve brings more attention to a controversial issue during this presidential election - embryonic stem cell research.
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A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
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Nobel laureate James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, on Monday defended stem cell research, saying researchers must be able to search for ways to improve quality of life despite the field&#39;s uncertainties.
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LOS ANGELES  - It&#39;s all about the children for Mel Gibson when he&#39;s not making movies or practicing his faith.
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Mel Gibson, producer and director of &quot;The Passion of the Christ,&quot; has obtained a restraining order against a man he says stalked him to demand that they pray together, according to court papers.
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Tuesday&#39;s vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research.
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&quot;The bottom line is that stem cell research will advance. This declaration will not chill stem cell research,&quot; said Bernard.
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It's time to get down to business for stem-cell scientists and administrators after the tremendous boost they received from the passage of California's Proposition 71. Two advisory board appointments have been made; there are 25 to go. By Kristen Philipkoski.