Recent News

• Behavior of hippocampal stem/prog. cells following grafting into the injured aged hippocamp, JNeuroRes
• 30 years: From IVF to stem cells, Nature
• Is it time to give up on therapeutic cloning? A Q&A with Ian Wilmut, ScientificAmerican
• Multipotent somatic stem cells contribute to the stem cell niche in the Drosophila testis, Nature
• CIRM reviews the business of human eggs, CaliStemCellReport
• Human blood vessels grown in mice, BBCNews
• Fame-courting biotech running short of cash, BostonGlobe
• Groups file appeal against WARF in stem-cell patent dispute, WTN
• Consumer groups file appeal on challenge of human stem cell patent held by WARF, MarketWatch
• Standards in stem cell research, MedicalNewsToday
• The ethics of characterizing difference, GenomeBiology
• Stem cell affordability bill marches towards Schwarzenegger, CaliStemCellReport
• Court victory for subject of experimental therapy, NatureNews
• Stem-cell treatment called 'medical hoax', UPI
• Klein resigns as head of stem cell lobbying group, CaliforniaStemCellReport
• Researchers map cells' inner landscapes, ScienceDaily
• Highly efficient, functional engraftment of skeletal muscle SCs in dystrophic muscles, Cell
• Stem-cell tourism troubles experts, PhilaInquirer
• Ministers delay embryology debate, BBCNews
• Code on embryo screening planned, BBCNews
• New method for controversy-free embronic stem cells, Wired
• Stem cell prospects dim in NJ, TheScientist
• Voters to decide fate of stem cell research, DetroitFreePress
• Historic IVF deal leads to baby joy, NorthernEcho
• HLA-haplotyope banking and iPS cells, NatureBiotech
• Dog cloners baring their teeth, Nature
• Effort launched to end state's ban on stem cell research, DetroitFreePress
• Pluripotent stem cells induced from adult neural stem cells by reprogramming with two factors, Nature
• Gender 'impacts on transplants', BBCNews
• Harnessing stem cells for health needs in India, CellStemCell
• Final decision expected on European stem cell patent, Nature
• What got funded: Stats on CA's new stem cell line grants, TheNiche
• PIMS may have stem cell and bone marrow transplantation centre, PakistanDaily
• Human-pig hybrid embryos given go ahead, Telegraph
• A drug-inducible transgenic system for direct reprog. of mult. somatic cell types, NatureBiot.
• Transcription factor MEF2C influences neural stem/prog. cell diff. and maturation in vivo, PNAS
• Garden state slips in tech rajkings, NJBiz
• Directed differentiation of hippocampal stem/ progenitor cells in the adult brain, NatureNeurosc
• Stem-cell urological treatment was not carried out illegally, Nature
• Informed consent and federal funding for stem cell research, HastingsCenterReport
• WARF stem cell patents officially affirmed, CapitalTimes
• La. Gov. Jindal signs cloning bill, HoumaToday
• Int'l stem-cell collaborations launched, Nature
• Ronin is essential for embryogenesis and the pluripotency of mouse embryonic stem cells, Cell
• Stem cells in fat might help arthritic dogs walk, TheNiche
• Cohen introduces legislation to fund stem cell research with venture capital, PolitickerNJ
• Fat patent stem cell wars, TheNiche
• Intra-individual change over time in DNA methylation with familial clustering, JAMA
• Induction of pluripotent SCs by defined factors is greatly improved by small-molecule compounds, NatureBiotech
• European patent office hears dispute on human stem cells, Earthtimes
• Governor's veto of human cloning bill stirs abortion critics (Ohio), DailyReporter
• Pfizer eyes new use for stem cells, Forbes
• New source of heart stem cells found, AFP
• Editorial: Germ cells from stem cells, BiologyOfReproduction
• NJ Stalls stem cell plans, Scientist
• Bring control to stem cell use, BangkokPost
• Experts find hybrid embryos easy to make, FT
• Hematopoietic vs Embryonic Sources for Stem Cell Research, JAMA
• Embryonic stem cell-derived gametes and genetic parenthood: a problematic relationship, CQHE
• Japan ramps up patent effort to keep iPS lead, Nature
• Sweeping cancer fight launched by CIRM/Canada, CaliforniaStemCellReport
• Loophole in embryology bill could allow cloning without new legislation, TimesOnline
• Stem cell field grows despite controversy, WashPost
• Embryonic stem cells still gold standard, Scientist
• Mass to spend $1B on biotech, Reuters
• Bishops seek stem cell ally in White House, StLToday
• Skorea firm says it clones cancer-sniffing dogs, AFP
• Cancer stem cells could cause tumors, be key to cure, WiredScience
• Banking on cord blood SCs, NatureReviewsCancer
• Reprogramming ups mortality? TheScientist
• Imbalance between pSmad3 and Notch induces CDK inhibitors in old muscle stem cells, Nature
• Integration of external signaling pathways with the core transcriptional network in ESCs, Cell
• Geron says its embryonic stem cells won't make immune system react, Bloomberg
• Stem cell discovery sheds light on placenta development, ScienceDaily
• More patients seek experimental stem cell therapy, BostonGlobe
• New task force to tackle stem cell tourism, TheScientist
• Stem cell guidelines on the way, Scientist
• ISSCR 2008: Making beta cells, InTheField
• Egg shortage hits race to clone human stem cells, NatureNews
• Stem cell trials for the heart getting bigger,TheNiche
• Laying the regulatory path for advanced therapies, Nature:NRD
• Fresh hurdle for stem cell hunt, BBCNews
• Fight to clone a human, HeraldSun
• Scientific information is largely ignored when forming opinions about SC research, ScienceDaily
• FDA scrutinizes human stem cell therapies, NatureBiotech
• Improving brain function in rats following stroke, ScienceDaily
• Implantation of olfactory ensheathing cells promotes neuroplasticity in murine models of stroke, JCI
• Embryo-free stem cell research gets an advance, CellNews
• A combined chemical and genetic approach for the generation of iPS cells, CellStemCell
• Neonatal chimerization with human glial progenitor cells can both remyelinate and rescue otherwise lethally hypomyelinated shiverer mice, CellStemCell
• Policies stymie stem cell progress, Scientist
• Is sex necessary for reproduction, SFGate
• Bill: No public funds for therapeutic cloning (LA), PressDemocrat
• Scientists develop “cyborg engineering” for coronary bypass grafting, FASEBJournal

Archives of 'Stem Cells in the News'

Hinxton Group 2008: Science, Ethics and Policy Challenges of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Gametes

• Le staminali contro l’infertilità, LaStampa
• New sources of sex cells, Nature
• Eggs and sperm from stem cells on the horizon, ethics group tells AAAS meeting
• Ethical questions follow stem cell advances, NPR
• Sperm from skin becoming a reality?, Science
• How 'artificial sperm' could help infertile couples, TimesOnline
• AAAS panel addresses science and policy of stem cells and reproductive technologies, ScienceProgress
• Expertos Británicos piden permiso para ‘fabricar’ esperma y óvulos artificiales, ElMundo
• Study: stem cells may allow infertile, gay couples to have children, ChristianPost
• Stem cell advances could help childless couples, Guardian
• Leading scientists tell politicians to stop interfering over ethics of embryo research, Independent
• Artficial sperm and eggs 'may be created in the next five years', DailyMail
• Ethics of lab made gametes, CellNEWS
• Sperm and eggs from stem cells 'in 15 years', TimesOnline
• 'Limit' to lab egg and sperm use, BBCNews
• Scientists warn over 'interference', PressAssociation
• Sperm and eggs from skin cells in near future, MedIndia
• Male eggs and female sperm 'science fiction' says report, PinkNews
• Same sex couples could create children, Telegraph