A federal judge temporarily blocked the Obama administration Monday from using federal dollars to fund expanded human embryonic stem cell research, saying the research involves the destruction of embryos.

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Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells - a stunning success for the burgeoning cell-therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday.

The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and ( Read more... )

A sort of follow-up to these posts about the fuckery going down in the Oklahoma legislature.

Oklahoma Senate sustains Gov. Brad Henry's stem cell bill veto

By Michael McNutt - Capitol Bureau
Published: April 23, 2009

Gov. Brad Henry today applauded state senators for sustaining his veto of a bill that would have made it a crime for a scientist ( Read more... )

Blind to be cured with stem cells

BRITISH scientists have developed the world’s first stem cell therapy to cure the most common cause of blindness. Surgeons predict it will become a routine, one-hour procedure that will be generally available in six or seven years’ time.

The treatment involves replacing a layer of degenerated cells with new ones ( Read more... )

ATLANTA - Three days after President Obama announced that he would lift restrictions on federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, the Georgia legislature began a push to limit such research within the state.

The bill, passed by the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday, bans therapeutic cloning and the creation of embryos for any ( Read more... )

Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats

Transplanted adult stem cells have been found to reverse paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in lab rats, a new study finds.

The study, headed up by Miodrag Stojkovic, deputy director and head of the Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory at Centro de Investigacion Principe ( Read more... )

As someone who has more than one friend in a wheelchair due to spinal injury, I say YAY ( Read more... )

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The Vatican issued its most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in more than 20 years on Friday, taking into account recent developments in biomedical technology and reinforcing the church’s opposition to in vitro fertilization, human cloning, genetic testing on embryos before implantation and embryonic stem cell research.

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Foes of stem cell research now face tough battle

When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop.

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to lift restrictions on federal money for such research. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also has expressed ( Read more... )