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NIH issues final stem cell guidelines
The Detroit News, July 6, 2009
New federal guidelines for embryonic stem cell research will dramatically advance one of the most hopeful areas in medical research.
Stem cell research faces new restrictions
The Detroit News, June 19, 2009
The battle over embryonic stem cell research in Michigan ignited again Thursday with a six-bill package introduced by Republican lawmakers to set up rules for researchers.
State Senator calls for regulation of stem cell research
Associated Press, June 18, 2009
The first test of how much control Michigan lawmakers might try to exert over embryonic stem cell research in Michigan is surfacing at the Capitol.
Stem Cell Research ThreatenedNIH Guidelines for stem cell research may deny federal support for much of research currently underway, including work that the Bush administration endorsed.
Stem cells, the next step
Los Angeles Time, Editorial, April 25, 2009
The Obama administration's draft rules for federally funded research move the science forward, but there's more to be done.
Stem cells' potential for 10 illnesses
With President Barack Obama's recent lifting of the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, scientists now have new prospects for developing medical treatments. Here's a look at 10 health problems that stem cells might someday cure - or at least help treat.
Some Restrictions Lifted on Stem Cell Research
New York Times, April 17, 2009
The Obama Administration announced that it planns to lift some - but not all - of the financing restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research in place during the Bush administration, a move that will please many but not all scientists.
Stem Cell Researcher Returns
The Detroit News, March 26, 2009
San Diego is as good as gulags get. But Dr. Eva Feldman, the stem cell research scientist, prefers Michigan. She's packed up her research, "the ideas and the people" and closed her laboratory at the University of California, San Diego. Feldman longed to be closer to her patients and fellow researchers at the University of Michigan, where she leads the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute.
The Rules on Stem Cells
New York Times, Editorial, March 16, 2009
No sooner had President Obama lifted the Bush-era restrictions on financing embryonic stem cell research than critics began urging that any federal support be limited to work with stem cells derived from surplus embryos at fertility clinics. That would be a mistake. The guidelines should define the eligible research as broadly as possible to allow the greatest potential for advances.
Media Coverage of Stem Cell Announcement
The announcement of the Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies was big news not only locally but across the country. A news conference at U-M drew more than 25 members of the media attended. Many more interviews were conducted by phone. Stories appeared on CBS News, the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, five television channels and numerous newspapers and radio stations.
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Obama Lifts Stem Cell Ban
Pledging that his administration will “make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology,” President Obama on Monday lifted the Bush administration’s strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research.
Obama to Lift Stem Cell Ban
President Obama will announce Monday that he is reversing Bush administration limits on federal financing for embryonic stem cell research as part of a pledge to separate science and politics, White House officials said Friday.
Stem cell research supporters offer Senate bill
Reuters, February 26, 2009
Two prominent supporters of stem cell research said on Thursday they had reintroduced a Senate bill that would allow federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, in anticipation of President Barack Obama's support for the work.
Scientists Await Action on Stem Cells
The Washington Post. February 18, 2009
At the National Institutes of Health, officials have started drafting guidelines they will need to start funding human embryonic stem cell research that has been off-limits for nearly eight years.
F.D.A. Approves a Stem Cell Trial
The New York Times, January 23, 2009
In a research milestone, the federal government will allow the world’s first test in people of a therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells.
