Death fuels volatile stem cell debate
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WASHINGTONâChristopher Reeve&#39;s death has added another layer of emotion to what already had become a volatile debate over stem cell research on the US campaign trail.
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By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 19--When the subject is stem cell research, the term embryo is not only ethically charged, but increasingly hard to define.   Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have stretched the definition even further.
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Researchers are using human embryonic stem cells to determine the toxicity of potential pharmaceuticals.
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Scientists working at a British laboratory have achieved one of the most controversial breakthroughs ever made in the field of stem cell science by taking cells from dead embryos and turning them into living tissue.
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A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.
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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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By MALCOLM RITTER  NEW YORK - Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead. Using such embryos might ease ethical concerns about creating such cells, they suggested.
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Recently we have seen dis- cussions by the president and first lady and two op-ed pieces about stem cell research, one on Aug. 12 by Richard Cohen and one on Aug. 15 by Michael Kinsley. Only the column by Mr. Kinsley came anywhere close to presenting the ...
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Science butts up against religious beliefs yet again in the ever-contentious world of stem-cell politics.
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David Brown&#39;s Dec. 4 front-page article, &quot;2 Stem Cell Options Presented,&quot; should be an eye-opener to those who believe in the separation of church and state.
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Having been trained as an engineer and having worked as one for several decades, I find it hard to comprehend why so many people have any moral dilemma with the question of stem cell research.
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SCHILLER PARK, Illinois  - Not so long ago, if you would have told Ed McNally that one day he'd be shipping stem cells, bone tissue and tendons instead of documents, he would probably have questioned your sanity.
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The prospect that âthe curseâ might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
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It may be time to stop defining death purely in medical terms, an academic argues.
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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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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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Mother India gives birth to 43 million children a year. Biotech companies on the verge of the world's largest stem-cell bonanza may create a market that would tempt poor families. By Scott Carney.