Yeah, can’t imagine why would want to use them.
Macie Morse was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, meaning her optic nerve didn’t develop all the way. The only way to repair it was to grow more of the nerve using umbilical cord stem cells.
She and her mother traveled all the way to China for an experimental [...]
Stem Cell Research News
Stem Cells Make Blind Kid See
March 10th, 2009
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Obama To Lift Bush Stem Cell Ban Monday
March 6th, 2009
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New stem cell lines will be allowed to be created. Science wins. (per NBC)
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Although the exact wording of the order has not been revealed, the White House plans an 11 a.m. ceremony to sign the order repealing one of the most controversial steps taken by his predecessor, fulfilling one of Obama’s eagerly anticipated campaign promises.
Elections, Thank God, Have Consequences
November 24th, 2008
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“Foes of stem cell research now face tough battle”
Now that we’ve got a pro-science presidency, so many more lives can be saved.
Stem Cells Cure Another Disease
June 7th, 2008
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Science!
Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers have apparently cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, which could open the door for other stem cell treatments.
For the first time in his life, Nate Liao is wearing normal clothes, eating food that has not been pureed, and playing with [...]
