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Santa Barbara IndependentIn vitro Fertilization, Part I: A Brief HistorySanta Barbara Independent... blogger at All Things Stem Cell, and graduate student in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at UCSB, where she studies stem cells. ...and more »
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Personalized medicine wants to develop drugs to increase lifespan to compete ...allvoicesNow the question to ask is for those few who live to 106, 110, or 115, what is in those people's genes, and can those genes or stem cells be transferred to ...and more »
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MedIndiaNew Website Evaluates Stem Cell ClaimsMedPage TodayWeismann is a co-founder and director of StemCells Inc. and owns more than $10000 stock in Amgen for services on their scientific advisory board from 1981 ...Melanoma-initiating cell identified by Stanford scientistsEurekAlert (press release)all 205 news articles »
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Singularity Hub (blog)I Can't Believe The Hype – Beauty Products With Plant Stem CellsSingularity Hub (blog)... surrounding the medical use of human stem cells. I'm sure history is full of examples of this happening with every emerging technology – for instance, ...
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The Morning PlumWashington Post (blog)... and will file a new suit, demanding that the right to own a gun, for it's personal defense, be extended to cover embryonic stem cells. ...and more »
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Kyoto Prize Winner's Stem Cell Work Intrigues Local ResearchersSan Diego Business JournalThe cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells, may offer the benefits of stem cell research while sidestepping the ethical issues associated with the ...
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Singularity Hub (blog)Report: Stem Cells Have Cured Blindness In Patients For Ten Years And CountingSingularity Hub (blog)Ten years for a successful stem cell transplant? Outside of bone marrow grafts, almost no one has that kind of follow-up history for stem cells. ...and more »
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MiamiHerald.comBack to the 'Futurama': Show reborn on Comedy CentralUSA TodayBut after a deadly crash landing of their spacecraft, dipping them in a vat of stem cells avoided the controversial use of fetuses: "They were harvested ...TV Review: 'Futurama' Returns From Black Hole of CancellationHollywoodChicago.comall 234 news articles »
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Visual Artist William Kentridge to Receive Inamori Foundation's 26th Annual ...MarketWatch (press release)... Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, who pioneered a technology for producing induced pluripotent (iPS) stem cells without ...and more »
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Globe and MailThe Stem Cell FamilySanta Barbara IndependentYes, the stem cell family, which includes all of the varieties of stem cells we've discovered so far, is very large, and growing larger with new children, ...NIH Approves Advanced Cell Technology's Stem Cell Line for Federal FundingMarketWatch (press release)all 61 news articles »
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Chip Smegma's "Creation Science News Brief" series is a world-class news... brief... series that focuses on breakthroughs in the field of creation science. Scientific breakthroughs that is. In this segment, Chip reveals astonishing evidence that proves beyond any reasonable doubt that Jesus is GOD... and that stem cell research, while evil and absolutely forbidden by God, has accidently back-fired on atheist abortion lovers to reveal the true nature of God and the unborn. TRANSCRIPTION: Chip Smegma here with yet another Creation Science Breakthrough News Brief. A research intern at The Discovery Institute, a beacon to the world concerning matters of science and faith, has discovered absolute evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ, our lord and savior. While examining embryonic stem cells stolen by God's command from a local abortion clinic, Robert "Billy Bob" Griffen, a prominent researcher in the fields of biology and hair follicle management, discovered the literal imprint of God upon this microscopic segment of a would-be cuddly baby. "While gazing upon this murdered child, I was both shocked and delighted to see the word "Jesus" spelled out clearly in the cellular structure itself! This discovery validates our co-founder, Steven C. Meyer's work, most notably "Signature In The Cell". This goes beyond a "signature"... this is a clear message from the Creator of the universe... that Jesus is not only a word, but a savior... and it's even in English, God's chosen ...
As the years went on, Alzheimer's disease slowly destroyed Reagan's mental capacity. He was only able to recognize a few people, including his wife, Nancy. He remained active, however; he took walks through parks near his home and on beaches, played golf regularly, and often went to his office in nearby Century City. Reagan suffered a fall at his Bel Air home on January 13, 2001, resulting in a broken hip. The fracture was repaired the following day and the 89 year old Reagan returned home later that week, although he faced difficult physical therapy at home. On February 6, 2001, Reagan reached the age of 90, becoming the third former president to do so (the other two being John Adams and Herbert Hoover, with Gerald Ford later reaching 90). Reagan's public appearances became much less frequent with the progression of the disease, and as a result, his family decided that he would live in quiet isolation. Nancy Reagan told CNN's Larry King in 2001 that very few visitors were allowed to see her husband because she felt that "Ronnie would want people to remember him as he was." Since his diagnosis and death, Mrs. Reagan has become a stem-cell research advocate, urging Congress and President George W. Bush to support federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, something President Bush opposed. Mrs. Reagan has said that she believes that it could lead to a cure for Alzheimer's. President Barack Obama reversed federal opposition to funding embryonic stem cell research with ...
Uisneach Trust is a proposal to establish a public umbilical cord blood bank in Ireland. Uisneach (navel as Gaeilge) is located in the centre of Ireland in Co. Westmeath at the junction of the 4 provinces and the name proposed for the cord blood trust anchored in history, already in tomorrow. Why save cord blood? Ireland is one of the few developed countries that does not have a public resource of Cord Blood stem cells for allogeneic (other persons tissue) transplantation and as a nation we can no longer continue to freeload off others when we need units for our own. Cord Blood is an exceptional source of adult stem cells, free from ethical and moral controversy, that can save lives. Furthermore, as a new era in cell therapy and regenerative medicine dawns, Ireland needs a bank of high quality stem cells so our researchers can advance new breakthrough therapies and take their place on the world stage. Thousands of children and adults worldwide need a transplant to help save their lives. Donating cord blood to the Uisneach Trust will offer more children and adults who have not found a donor their chance of a cure. A bank of 5000 cord blood units will provide much needed transplants for people all over the world and specifically for 30-40 Irish people saving potentially 15-20 lives every year!! Collecting, processing and storing cord blood stem cells, provides valuable research samples to the medical & scientific development on transplantation, cell therapy and regenerative ...
AM RADIO, DR. AMIT PATEL AND STEM CELLS SAVED MY LIFE My name is Billy Amer and in 1995 at age 41, I had my first of seven heart attacks. I was taken to the Rogers Arkansas Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas where. I received a single vessel bypass with a graft from my breast artery. A year later the bypass collapsed and I had a second heart attack. My doctor placed a stent in the artery and I returned to work only to experience a third heart attack just six months later. I would be in 1997 and I was given two more medicated stents. In 1998 I had heart attack number four and was once again hospitalized in Springdale, Arkansas and given even more stents. I returned to my work but because of the severe amount of heart damage I was unable to continue driving the semi and accepted a different job as a company guard. My options are getting fewer and I believe my days are truly numbered. I have been blessed to even be alive at this point. Two months later, heart attack five happens. This time I am really barely hanging on. I am aware the odds of someone surviving one or two heart attacks are slim enough, but surviving number 5? At this time I could not walk over 50 feet without having to take a break to sit down to rest but I still had the feeling that someone upstairs was looking out for me. The doctor taking care of me explained that I had very little blood to my brain and to my other organs and that I was very lucky to even be alive. On a personal note: My company fired me, as I ...
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Margaret Sanger IN HER OWN WORDS: "The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." Margaret Sanger, Women and the New Race (Eugenics Publ. Co., 1920, 1923) On blacks, immigrants and indigents: "...human weeds,' 'reckless breeders,' 'spawning... human beings who never should have been born." Margaret Sanger, Pivot of Civilization, referring to immigrants and poor people On sterilization & racial purification: Sanger believed that, for the purpose of racial "purification," couples should be rewarded who chose sterilization. Birth Control in America, The Career of Margaret Sanger, by David Kennedy, p. 117, quoting a 1923 Sanger speech. On the right of married couples to bear children: Couples should be required to submit applications to have a child, she wrote in her "Plan for Peace." Birth Control Review, April 1932 On the purpose of birth control: The purpose in promoting birth control was "to create a race of thoroughbreds," she wrote in the Birth Control Review, Nov. 1921 (p. 2) On the rights of the handicapped and mentally ill, and racial minorities: "More children from the fit, less from the unfit -- that is the chief aim of birth control." Birth Control Review, May 1919, p. 12 On religious convictions regarding sex outside of marriage: "This book aims to answer the needs expressed in thousands on thousands of letters to me in the solution of marriage problems... Knowledge of sex truths frankly and plainly presented cannot ...
What does Stem Cell Research play in our daily lives?
Recovering from the jolt of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, San Francisco continued to grow. The Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 conferred upon San Francisco the Marina District (newly filled land) and the beloved Palace of Fine Arts, a recreation of ancient ruins that architect Bernard Maybeck envisioned as a building to evoke "sadness modified by the feeling that beauty has a soothing influence." Also in 1915, San Francisco's gilded City Hall, with its signature dome, was completely replaced after the San Francisco 1906 earthquake. Alcatraz Island Prison and the Hetch Hetchy Dam (a flooded sister to Yosemite Valley that supplies San Francisco's water) became forever linked with San Francisco history in 1934. The Golden Gate Bridge's awe-inspiring expanse and distinctive ruddy shade of International Orange was born in 1933. World War II brought a flood of ship building to the Bay and by 1980, San Francisco had the landmark Transamerica Pyamid, the Yerba Buena Gardens and the Davies Symphony Hall. Today, San Francisco is again leading the way in new technologies, this time in green energy and stem cell research. New developments in sustainable sources of energy are making San Francisco a magnet for investment, in addition to California laws promoting stem cell research and development.
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This is further evidence why science needs the backing it gets and deserves! Stem Cell Research has reached new heights this week with the first test case being successful. What is Stem cell well, Stem cells are undifferentiated cells - they lack qualities that make them dissimilar or unique - which are capable of developing into any of our 200 different types of cells within our body or any species for that matter. They are derived from embryos, from the umbilical cord or, with greater difficulty, from the scarce stem cells in adults or children. Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumours far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, says the Wellcome Trust team. Scientists around the globe are now working to catalogue all the genes that go wrong in many types of human cancer. The UK is looking at breast cancer, Japan at liver and India at mouth. China is studying stomach cancer, and the US is looking at cancers of the brain, ovary and pancreas. The International Cancer Genome Consortium scientists from the 10 countries involved say it will take them at least five years and many hundreds of thousands of dollars to complete this mammoth task. But once they have done this, patients will reap the benefits. Professor Michael Stratton, who is the UK lead, said: "These catalogues are going to ...
History - II -Topics include cloned frogs, cloned hESC line, embryonic stem cell lines, origin of embryonic stem cells, how stem cells can be used to grow any kind of body tissue
Treatment - II - Topics include FDA's approval of first stem-cell clinical trial, Geron's patient selection and approach, the promise of stem cells to heal the spinal cord.
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The Age of Bio(in)security: Science, Citizens, and the Future Question and Answer The Appignani Bioethics Center and the American Humanist Association held a press conference and panel discussion examining controversies in biomedical and environmental science and policy, including stem cell research, brain and cognition, and climate change technologies. Two distinguished speakers lead the discussion: Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, David and Lyn Silfen University professor of ethics, professor of medical ethics and of history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, and formerly a member of President Barack Obama's transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services and Andrew Light, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University. Ana Lita, Ph.D., director of the Appignani Bioethics Center at the United Nations in New York City, moderated.
The Age of Bio(in)security: Science, Citizens, and the Future (2 of 4) Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Moreno The Appignani Bioethics Center and the American Humanist Association held a press conference and panel discussion examining controversies in biomedical and environmental science and policy, including stem cell research, brain and cognition, and climate change technologies. Two distinguished speakers lead the discussion: Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, David and Lyn Silfen University professor of ethics, professor of medical ethics and of history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, and formerly a member of President Barack Obama's transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services and Andrew Light, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University. Ana Lita, Ph.D., director of the Appignani Bioethics Center at the United Nations in New York City, moderated.
The Age of Bio(in)security: Science, Citizens, and the Future Presentation by Dr. Andrew Light The Appignani Bioethics Center and the American Humanist Association held a press conference and panel discussion examining controversies in biomedical and environmental science and policy, including stem cell research, brain and cognition, and climate change technologies. Two distinguished speakers lead the discussion: Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, David and Lyn Silfen University professor of ethics, professor of medical ethics and of history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, and formerly a member of President Barack Obama's transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services and Andrew Light, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University. Ana Lita, Ph.D., director of the Appignani Bioethics Center at the United Nations in New York City, moderated.
This is a presentation on the history, controversy, and uses of stem cells. Each bit of information was taken from the "Gale Virtual Reference Library" and provides a non-biased view on stem cell research. The sources include medical/law journals, professional blogs, and excerpts taken from court cases discussing the ethics/politics behind stem cell research. Enjoy.
Explorations this time examines the marvels and mysteries of the human mind and body. From brain implants to artificial intelligence, we explore the complexity and achievements of the human mind. The ideal would be to be able to grow new body parts from our own cells. Nature does this already. Adult salamanders can re-grow tails or even limbs that are lost. They have cells in their bodies that can transform themselves into other types of cells, to make bone and muscle. These are called stem cells - and we also have them in our bodies. Research is being carried out all over the world to find the triggers that will allow stem cells to become new body parts. Through our knowledge and understanding of our brain and body, we are learning to extend and preserve life. By pushing ever further at the boundaries of our inner space, we are unravelling more of the mystery of life. By commanding nature, we have begun to take control of our own destiny.
Spontaneous Evolution offers you the information, inspiration and invitation to participate in the greatest adventure in human history conscious evolution! Economic meltdown environmental crisis seemingly endless warfare. The world is in critical condition. Weve all heard stories of people who experienced seemingly miraculous recoveries from illness, but can the same thing happen for our world? According to pioneering biologist Bruce H. Lipton, its not only possible, its already happening. We are surrounded by the proof that we are poised to take an incredible step forward in the growth of our species. In Spontaneous Evolution, this world-renowned expert in the emerging science of epigenetics teams up with political philosopher Steve Bhaerman to offer a new and hopeful story about humanitys evolutionary destiny. Spontaneous Evolution reveals how changing our understanding of biology and human history will help us navigate these turbulent times, and invites readers to reconsider: * The unquestioned pillars of biology including random evolution, survival of the fittest, and the role of DNA; * the blueprint for our sustainable, life-affirming future that is literally inside you encoded in each of the trillions of cells comprising your body * how our beliefs about nature and human nature shape our politics, culture, and individual lives; and * how each of us can become planetary stem cells supporting the health and growth of our world and every individual in it. By releasing ...
British scientists claim a first in medical history by using embryonic stem cells to create human sperm in a laboratory. Researchers at Newcastle Uni hope it will help infertile couples but it has sparked an ethical debate. Sky's Gerard Tubb reports. In a world first, British scientists have grown human sperm in the laboratory. The breakthrough in stem cell science offers a potential cure for male infertility and could be used in IVF clinics in as little as five years. It would allow thousands of men to father children that are genetically their own, possibly from just a sliver of their skin. But the cutting-edge work is fraught with medical and ethical problems. It raises the possibility of babies being born entirely through artificial means, and even the macabre scenario of long-dead men 'fathering' children from beyond the grave. The Newcastle University work centres on stem cells - 'blank' cells with the ability to turn into other cell types. Biologist Karim Nayernia created a cocktail of chemicals and vitamins that turned human stem cells into sperm, the journal Stem Cells and Development reports today. Viewed through a microscope, they have heads and tails and swim like normal sperm, and Professor Nayernia is 'convinced' they would be capable of fertilising eggs and creating babies. He has more safety checks to carry out but plans to apply for permission to use some of the artificial sperm to fertilise eggs for research purposes. The stem cells used were taken from ...
Stem cell research, cloning, and world domination--with a twist... The South Nahanni River area of Canada's Northwest Territories has a history of mysterious deaths, disappearances and headless corpses, but it may also hold the key to humanitys survival―or its destruction. Del thought her father was long dead. But someone from her past says otherwise. Now she and a group of near strangers embark on a perilous mission... Video created by Kelly Komm.
The right to live is based on a persons dignity. Thats why the Churchs bioethical principles are best expressed through its recently published document Dignitas personae. Today the updated instruction is tackling controversial 21st century issues like stem cell research. President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Mons. Rino Fisichella defends the Churchs position on these issues against criticism that Catholicism opposes the progress of science. Mons. Rino Fisichella President, Pontifical Academy for Life This document does not interference with scientific discovery, but deals with ethics important to scientists. Because scientific discovery needs to be worthy of being truly scientific for the good of all and not just a few people. flash 5:38 Lets not forget that Mendel, the father of genetics, was not only a Catholic, he was an abbot, a priest, and those who think that the Catholic Church is opposed to scientific research dont know our history. The Church supports scientific development that poses no threat to embryos like adult stem cell research. But the document will face new challenges as the United States government opens the path for embryonic stem cell research. Mons. Rino Fisichella President, Pontifical Academy for Life We know today from scientists that adult stem cells have already been used to heal more than 2000 diseases, with embryonic stem cells, zero! flash 10:09 The President of the United States has helped further research on embryonic stem cells ...
Complete video at: fora.tv Philosopher Peter Singer examines differences between Americans' perceptions of how much money their government spends on foreign aid, versus the actual budgeted amounts. ----- In The Life You Can Save, philosopher Peter Singer, named one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine, uses ethical arguments, provocative thought experiments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current minimal response to world poverty is ethically indefensible. He argues that for the first time in history we're in a position to end extreme poverty throughout the world -- both because of our unprecedented wealth and our advances in technology. Offering some unconventional thoughts about the ordinary Americans' obligations to the world's poor, Singer presents not only a plan on how much to give, but how to give, and to which organizations. He makes an irrefutable argument that will make a huge difference in the lives of others, without diminishing the quality of our own lives, and concludes there are no valid excuses left for not giving (or giving more). His book is an urgent call to action and a hopeful primer on the power of compassion, when mixed with rigorous investigation and careful reasoning, to lift others out of despair. - Berkeley Arts and Letters Author of In The Life You Can Save, philosopher Peter Singer was named one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine. Peter ...
Galileo's Lawyer: Courtroom Battles in Alternative Health, Complementary Medicine and Experimental Treatments "Galileos Lawyer is an insider's view of the alternative health care field as told from the perspective of the legal battles involving the most popular and controversial complementary and alternative health care practitioners. •Go inside the courtroom during the government's attempts to shut down a cancer clinic which was saving hundreds of terminally ill patients, and see how the US Congress came to the clinic's rescue; •Meet a group of New Jersey Chiropractors who sued the government for "racketeering" for employing an illegal extortion scheme; •Watch the nutritionists battle the dietitians over dietary supplements; and •Find out why naturopaths are prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. Galileo's Lawyer is a living history about the struggles between medical maverics, their patients, and the government." Richard Jaffe is a health care litigator and counselor with a primary focus on cutting-edge medical/legal issues. He represents practitioners, companies and health related organizations in complex health care matters throughout the United States, especially legal cases brought by federal and state government agencies. He has extensive experience in Medicare and insurance fraud defense, FDA litigation, professional licensure and criminal and civil scheduled drug prescribing problems, including medical marijuana and OxyContin. He also has ...
StemLife's first cord blood stem cell recipient, Angel who was cured of her leukemia using her brother's cord blood stem cells is now living happily and actively. Angel's family had no history of cancer in the family and they had no reason to store her cord blood stem cells when she was born but her brother's matching stem cells were used to save her life. Her stem cell transplant was performed in 2004 in a Malaysian Public Hospital.
Galileo's Lawyer: Wake Up America # 11 Galileo's Lawyer: Courtroom Battles in Alternative Health, Complementary Medicine and Experimental Treatments "Galileos Lawyer is an insider's view of the alternative health care field as told from the perspective of the legal battles involving the most popular and controversial complementary and alternative health care practitioners. •Go inside the courtroom during the government's attempts to shut down a cancer clinic which was saving hundreds of terminally ill patients, and see how the US Congress came to the clinic's rescue; •Meet a group of New Jersey Chiropractors who sued the government for "racketeering" for employing an illegal extortion scheme; •Watch the nutritionists battle the dietitians over dietary supplements; and •Find out why naturopaths are prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. Galileo's Lawyer is a living history about the struggles between medical maverics, their patients, and the government." Richard Jaffe is a health care litigator and counselor with a primary focus on cutting-edge medical/legal issues. He represents practitioners, companies and health related organizations in complex health care matters throughout the United States, especially legal cases brought by federal and state government agencies. He has extensive experience in Medicare and insurance fraud defense, FDA litigation, professional licensure and criminal and civil scheduled drug prescribing problems, including medical ...
The Founder of Snyder Capital Management, Alan Snyder, and his wife Susan Katz Snyder, were the honorees at Gift of Life's 2004 Donor-Recipient Gala. Alan's heroic bone marrow donor, Sharona Klians Rosenberg, donated her blood stem cells in New York on September 11, 2001, at the same time the attack was underway at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. Sharona's act of kindness was a shining light of humanitarianism on a tragic day in human history. Watch their moving story in this video and witness the power of one: it starts with YOU! Become a donor at www.giftoflife.org today!
Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the formation of ZiiLABS™ (a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative), with the combination of 3DLABS — which has a 25-year history as a leading innovator in programmable graphics, media and applications processing — and resources drawn from the largest product group in Creative, the Personal Digital Entertainment group. The formation of ZiiLABS, the launch of the new ZiiLABS ZMS-05 SoC (System-On-Chip) and the new Zii™ Platform today usher in the new era of StemCell Computing™. The new ZiiLABS ZMS-05 SoC (System-On-Chip) will be unveiled and demonstrated from January 8-11 at the Consumer Electronics Show, South Hall booth #30651. We have invested a billion dollars and 10000 man years of R&D effort over the last 25 years in platform solutions, said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative Technology Ltd. The combination of the technology from 3DLABS and the product development prowess of our Personal Digital Entertainment group delivers a complete, powerful and energy efficient platform with a very rapid time-to-market for our partners - the Zii Platform. We now look to shaping the future of computing with the introduction of the integrated ZMS-05 media-rich processor, and ushering in the new era of StemCell Computing where we will bring the incredible benefits of nano-sized super computing right into our daily lives, said Hock Leow, president of ZiiLABS. This StemCell approach has benefits in terms of: * Flexibility — Utilizing a ...
Complete video at: fora.tv Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions. ----- While the world's religions have inspired stunning acts of creation, they also have been implicated in some of the darkest deeds in human history. If God cannot be blamed for such moments of evil, His priests and prophets at least have a case to answer. So what might they say? That religion is unfairly blamed -- and that we should look to other factors? Admit that there are problems but argue that on balance the good outweighs the bad? That there is no alternative; that people need religion like they need air? - Intelligence Squared Richard Ackland is a prominent columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald writing on legal and ethical issues. He is founder of Law Press of Australia, whose publications include The Justinian and The Gazette of Law and Journalism. Ackland has been a staunch advocate of free speech and was co-winner of the prestigious Gold Walkley for Journalism in 1999 following work as writer and presenter of the ABC's Media Watch program. Ackland has also presented ABC Radio National's breakfast program, covering a range of issues and controversies. In 2000 he was awarded the Voltaire Prize for Free Speech.
A project for American History class about hot topics during the election.
Continuation of the progression of stem cell discoveries.
First half of an historical flow of events leading up to stem cell discoveries
A look at the past, present, and future of the Stanford transplant program. Link to Full Story: stanmed.stanford.edu
(CC) closed captioned for the media-illiterate. Human-animal embryo study wins approval Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments * Ian Sample, science correspondent * The Guardian, * Tuesday September 4 2007 * Article history Plans to allow British scientists to create human-animal embryos are expected to be approved tomorrow by the government's fertility regulator. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority published its long-awaited public consultation on the controversial research yesterday, revealing that a majority of people were "at ease" with scientists creating the hybrid embryos. Researchers want to create hybrid embryos by merging human cells with animal eggs, in the hope they will be able to extract valuable embryonic stem cells from them. The cells form the basic building blocks of the body and are expected to pave the way for revolutionary therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and even spinal cord injuries. The consultation papers were released ahead of the authority's final decision on the matter, which will mark the end of almost a year of intense lobbying by scientists and a fervent campaign by organisations opposed to research involving embryonic stem cells. Using animal eggs will allow researchers to push ahead unhindered by the shortage of human eggs. Under existing laws, the embryos must be destroyed after 14 days when they are no bigger than a pinhead, and cannot be implanted into the womb ...
Jim Cook talks about how his history of coronary artery disease and heart attacks gave him congestive heart failure which led him to search for a solution. He decided on Vescell adult stem cell therapy.
John McCain Town Hall Sparks, NV 07/29/08 TRANSCRIPT: QUESTIONER: "Mr. McCain I too am a cancer survivor, I've been cancer free for seven years. It was a very hard job, the hardest job I've ever had. What would you do about stem cell research? I know two women in Montana that had it done and are surviving breast cancer to this day. Please sir, we need the help to help cancer survivors survive this terrible, deadly, ongoing disease sir." JOHN MCCAIN: "Thank you. I, just a few days ago, attended Lance Armstrong's gathering, Livestrong. Where advocates and people that are victims, and people that are suffering right now from cancer, gather and try to help galvanize support. First of all let me say, I support, it's a very tough decision, but I support stem cell research. I believe it because I think it can help America. And as you know there have been dramatic improvements in skin cell research, which I hope will make that discussion academic. I also want to provide you with a little hope because I think it's justified, because the mapping of the human genome was one of the major breakthroughs in history, and probably is less appreciated as to its impact on our ability to literally cure diseases that most experts, all of us, had written off as incurable. So I'm excited about what's going on in America in research and study. But I also know that is a small comfort to people that are undergoing the great tragedy and affliction of cancer today. I also am a "cancer survivor" but ...
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Organ transplantation in Iran is one of the most advanced in the World. Shahid Beheshti University www.sbu.ac.ir And the Iranian Society of Nephrology (IrSN) www.isn-iran.org Please, read these articles to prepare yourself for the video. CATO Institute www.cato.org Articles in Medical Journals on Iran's Compensated Kidney Donation Program Living unrelated kidney donor transplantation in Iran www.nature.com The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology also agrees cjasn.asnjournals.org Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ndt.oxfordjournals.org One Stone With Two Birds: [(PubMed Central (PMC) is the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature) & (The McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM), published biannually in print, is an international, peer-reviewed publication run entirely by the medical and science students of McGill University)] www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov Iranian Researcher Has Developed A New Wheelchair (035) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:36:20 www.presstv.com ICD Saves Thousands of Lives of Heart Patients in Iran Every Year (034) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:50:16 mms://217.218.67.244/presstv/20080702/ICD.wmv Iran Makes Muscles From Stem Cells (030) Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:41:27 www.presstv.com Iran Performs Pancreas Transplant (029) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:13:13 www.presstv.com Iran Performs Revolutionary Brain Surgery (009) Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:18:43 www.presstv.com Iran Marks 2000th Stem Cell Transplant (006) Tue, 30 Oct 2007 ...
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