UK takes lead role in stem cell research
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POTTERS BAR, England At the end of a winding country road lined with hedgerows and tidy brick homes sits a new prefabricated building chock-full of monitors and filters.
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Possible stem cells identified in the mouse pancreas could hold the key to new treatments for type 1 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada believe that the cells
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A centre in Edinburgh is to develop human stem cell lines to help find treatments for diseases like diabetes.
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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.
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Scientists develop a method of routinely growing stem cells in conditions similar to the human body.
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In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice without the controversial destruction of embryos.
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Researchers in the UK and Japan say adult stem cells could be used to reverse liver disease.
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UK experts say they have proof that stem cells could be used to treat children with a life threatening lung disease.
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Scientists have moved closer to being able to use human stem cells to manufacture blood.
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The harvesting of stem cells from  human embryos will continue to be funded by the EU, the  incoming European Union research chief said on Friday, vowing  to keep an open mind while taking ethical views into account.
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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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Spain will permit embryonic stem cell research from the end of next month, the Spanish health minister said.
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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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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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In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice using skin cells without the controversial destruction of embryos.
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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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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments