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Because the cells were derived from human embryos or fetal tissue, pro-life groups condemned embryonic stem cell research as morally wrong.

Daley, the associate director of the stem cell programme at Children's Hospital Boston, decried his opponents» portrayal of human embryonic stem cell research as replaceable with adult stem cell research or work on induced pluripotent cells.

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Benedict argued that non-conjugal reproduction such as in vitro fertilization had created «new problems» ¯ the freezing of human embryos, for instance, and the selective abortion of medically implanted embryos, together with pre-implantation diagnosis, embryonic stem - cell research, and attempts at human cloning.

research; since most of the reports have concentrated on justifying the creation of cloned human embryos for research into and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, «stem - cells» has become synonymous with «embryonic stem - cells» in the public imagination.

In addition, scientific journals continue to push the issue of embryonic stem - cell research in their editorial and commentary sections, using it as a prime criterion to grade political candidates.

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

McCain, as mentioned earlier, has backed embryonic stem cell research in the past.

Former Senator Rick Santorum (R — PA) is a strong backer of adult stem - cell research, and opposed to embryonic stem - cell research because he views destruction of embryos as destruction of human life.

It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in regenerative medicine where it is sometimes referred to as «therapeutic cloning.»

The ability of SIF - seq to use reporter assays in mouse embryonic stem cells to identify human embryonic stem cell enhancers that are not present in the mouse genome opens the door to intriguing research possibilities as Dickel explains.

Although the U.S. government puts stringent restrictions on funding for research on embryonic stem cells, individual states such as California have set up institutes to perform that work and general stem cell studies.

Thus, they consider the use of embryonic stem cells for research purposes as unconstitutional.

Embryonic stem cells helped researchers develop other research tools, such as iPSCs, he pointed out.

Recently, however, I was alarmed to hear that my fellow Delawareans voted to oust Representative Mike Castle, a solid moderate who pushed for embryonic stem cell research and was handily elected as the Republican representative of a largely Democratic state for nine consecutive terms, in favor of Christine O'Donnell, who, as far as I can tell, is a houseplant.

TOKYO — Research involving human embryonic stem (ES) cells will become easier in Japan as a result of new ethical review requirements that take effect today.

Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction on this research after hearing a petition from a group of advocates who argued that, contrary to the U.S. government's view, research on embryonic stem cells does in fact destroy embryos — action that is prohibited by legislation known as the «Dickey - Wicker Amendment» to the bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Services.

Michael Sandel, a Harvard professor of political science who served for four years on President Bush's bioethics panel, said the committee's prolonged discussion of alternative methods of isolating embryonic stem cells could be viewed as an effort to diminish public support for the research.

We should not only question the construct of the «ethics of curing,» as I will show, but we also need to look critically at reservations toward research on embryonic stem cells as they are expressed in our society.

Critics argue further that embryonic stem cell research is unnecessary because stem cells from adults are purportedly just as promising.

Although opponents of embryonic stem cell research latched onto transdifferentiation and MAPCs, few scientists have ever proposed adult stem cells as an alternative to embryonic ones, Morrison says.

As expected, the plaintiffs in a law suit claiming that federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells (hESC) is illegal have appealed a ruling that dealt them a defeat earlier this summer.

He has guided us through such issues as the organ donor market (he opposed the sale of kidneys to the highest bidder), the Terri Schiavo case (he opposed government intervention to keep her alive), and the stem cell wars (he supports embryonic stem cell research).

But last April he also voted for the HOPEAct, a Bush - supported «compromise» bill that would open up federal funding for research that does not involve the creation, destruction, or injury of embryos; seeing as there are not yet any embryonic stem cells lines that meet this condition (ACT hasn't yet proven that their technique poses no «risk of injury»), the HOPE funding would only be available for non-embryonic stemcells.

Lamberth, who ordered a temporary ban on federal funding for human embryonic stem cells research last August that an appeals court later overturned, is expected to issue a final ruling on the matter as soon as this summer.

hESC researchers George Daley of Children's Hospital Boston and Sean Morrison of the University of Michigan told the panel why research on other types of stem cells, such as adult stem cells and so - called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), can't substitute for work on embryonic cells.

The only stem cell research he would permit, Bush said, was research using existing embryonic lines as well as so - called adult stem cells, which occur in anyone of any age.

Research involving human embryonic stem cells will become easier in Japan as a result of new ethical review requirements that took effect 21 August.

He predicts that the small but potent research community of universities and biotech companies centered in St. Louis and Kansas City will benefit from passage of the amendment — which prevents lawmakers from barring work on embryonic stem cells while criminalizing cloning with the goal of reproduction — as will patients.

The research used skin samples from five men to create what are known as induced pluripotent stem cells, which closely resemble embryonic stem cells in their ability to become nearly any tissue in the body.

This allows embryonic stem cells to be employed as useful tools for both research and regenerative medicine, because they can produce limitless numbers of themselves for continued research or clinical use.

The potential of iPS cells to help treat everything from damaged heart tissue to Parkinson's disease, has prompted intensive research that has looked into the use of skin fibroblast cells as an alternative to controversial embryonic stem cells.

Benedict argued that non-conjugal reproduction such as in vitro fertilization had created «new problems» ¯ the freezing of human embryos, for instance, and the selective abortion of medically implanted embryos, together with pre-implantation diagnosis, embryonic stem - cell research, and attempts at human cloning.

In the case of embryonic stem cell research, embryos themselves were protected — not as fully as they would have been had all embryo - destructive research been forbidden, of course, but still not insignificantly.

Many opponents of embryonic stem cell research hail this news as an important step away from research methods that rely on destroying embryos.

Not so long ago, human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research and SCNT were being hailed as the future of regenerative medicine, capable of generating cures and therapies for any number of diseases and conditions.

Collins warned of a «cloud hanging over this field,» of top US scientists potentially being driven into other disciplines or other countries, and of «severe collateral damage» to the burgeoning field of induced pluripotent stem cell research, which, he argued, relies on human embryonic stem cells as a «gold standard» comparator.

Beginning in the 1990's, and throughout the first years of the 21st century, perhaps no other political or social cause célèbre attracted as many celebrities as human embryonic stem cell research (hESCR).

This investigation reveals that the Maryland Commission is keeping with the trend of investing more money in ethical stem cell research as opposed to embryonic as it is this route which is providing demonstrable results.

The stem cell research community hopes that as more is understood about STAP cells, they will join embryonic stem and iPS cells as another reprogramming tool for use in their collective quest to understand and treat human disease.

As a former science teacher, Kelly Lane believes embryonic stem cell research will unravel the mystery of how cells function.

She argues that early research into embryonic stem cells have shown them to be largely unhelpful, while research using adult stem cells has cured or improved the outcome for such diseases as lupus and multiple sclerosis.

Lane believes that research in embryonic stem cells will likely be short - lived, as scientists learn what they need to know about the function of cells.

«This discovery will advance our understanding of stem cell epigenetics and chromatin structures, provide potential mechanisms on maintaining the hallmark properties of ES cells, and help researchers with the rich source of information to better understand some of the unique features — such as self - renewal and pluripotency — of human embryonic stem cells,» said Ng Huck Hui, Ph.D., senior group leader at GIS and a member of the Singapore team that conducted this research.

He joined the Gladstone Institutes as a postdoctoral fellow in 1993 where his early research into proteins involved in cholesterol metabolism led him to the study of embryonic stem cells and differentiation.

Instead of starting with embryonic stem cells, as Astellas does, several other research groups are working with retinal progenitor cells found in the eye.

Until then, however, «although there is excitement that iPS cells can serve as an embryo - free source of stem cells,» says Lanza, «it would be premature to abandon research using embryonic stem cells until we fully understand what's causing these problems.»

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The discovery, by scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Wisconsin - Madison, seemed to promise a way out of the bitter debates over embryonic - stem - cell research: rather than using human embryos as a source of stem cells, produce them from adult cells.

The battle between Bush and Congress comes as polls show growing support for embryonic stem - cell research.

As the debate rages in Washington, research continues outside the U.S. and in states that provide money or grants for embryonic stem - cell research.