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Cornea Repair by Stem Cell Contact Lens
A team of Australian scientists have found a way to repair a patient's damaged cornea... by applying the patient's own stem cells onto a contact lens, and placing the lens onto the patient's eye. The stem cells then...
created by Jordan Yerman | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago
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319 views | 6 recommendations | 2 comments
Obama: ‘Let the Purge of the Intellectuals Begin!’
Though President Barack Obama refuses to publicly describe himself as a socialist or a communist, the pages of non-revisionist history books are full of details about purges similar to the one he recently launched. Purges often work like this: When a new socialist/communist... Does stem cell decision amount to killing innocent life?
The religious divide on Obama's stem cell decision is wide. Some say it's victory of science and reason over religion. Others, that it amounts to killing the unborn. " The embryonic stem cell research debate is... Obama Overturns Stem Cell Funding Ban
President Obama has lifted Bush-era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Scientists say stem cell research will lead to medical breakthroughs, but the research has met...
created by Rachel Nixon | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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530 views | 79 recommendations | 14 comments
Stem Cell Breakthrough Removes Moral Quagmire
Those clever scientists have found a way to create stem cells by reverting adult skin cells. This is an improvement upon the proof-of-concept exercise, which required viral injections to perform the transformation, which carried too great a cancer risk to be viable for...
created by Jordan Yerman | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
76 views | 13 recommendations | 2 comments
76 views | 13 recommendations | 2 comments
FDA allows first-ever human embryonic stem cell clinical trials
23 January 2009 - For the first time in history, the United States Food and Drug Administration is allowing clinical trials in stem cell research. The Obama Administration is expected to be more receptive to...
created by Marisa Olivia | 43 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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728 views | 81 recommendations | 5 comments
First Embryonic Stem-Cell Trial Gets Approval From the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has approved the first trial for Embryonic Stem-Cell-derived medical treatment. The medicinal trial is being undertaken by Geron Corp. of California.The... Obama's Plans for Health Care Reform: New FDA, Stem Cell Law Veto
President-elect Barack Obama made some hefty promises with regards to American health care reform during his campaign for presidency. His plans outlined the implementation of lower health insurance premiums...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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740 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Menstrual blood bank could save lives
Researchers have noted that a woman's menstrual blood is rich with stem cells that would be useful in stem cell research."The blood that uselessly leaks away from a woman’s body every month until she hits menopause is a good source of stem cells, which are still at an early... Medical Tourists on a Trip
People suffering from conditions such as paralysis to blindness, who are unable to receive specified treatment at home, are lately seeking it on the Internet and arriving at Chinese websites advising stem cell...Out of the bushes
"Over the past seven years, Mr Bush has shown a disturbing unwillingness to change his mind or admit to errors of fact or judgment. So we are probably safe in assuming he will not significantly alter course on the leading science policy topics of the day - embryonic stem cell...Why are we so afraid?
"We were afraid long before 9/11. As so many have observed, fear causes us to trade freedom for security, real or perceived. Fear makes us sheep, a lesson that's not lost on those who seek to acquire, retain and extend power. Fear causes us to follow not those who'd...Political Correctness is About Preserving Myths
Political Correctness is really about myths that would shatter if honest discussion were allowed. This piece by John Hawkins is a good start.Shattering 3 Myths About LiberalsBy John Hawkins, Townhall.comFriday, March 9, 20071) Conservatives are more racist than liberals....One Important Point Being Missed in Stem Cell Debate
"It has been Bush's only veto. Surrounded on stage by so-called 'snowflake babies' -- i.e., children produced from embryos implanted in the wombs of unrelated women -- the president said, "These boys and girls are...Stem Cells, Rationality, and Unicorns
"With the Democrats only a few months away from having the majority vote in both houses, the country may be in a position to reverse the limits on stem cell research the Republicans have enacted. There will be much opposition to the move, however, and I fear America may allow...
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