Former Governor Martin O'Malley (D — MD) has supported stem - cell research involving human embryos (although he is a devout member of the Catholic Church, which has opposed many
forms of embryonic stem cell research).
Not exact matches
What federal oversight should
embryonic stem cell research have that other
forms of biomedical
research, including those involving human subjects, do not already have?
Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer
Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that NANOG, an essential gene for
embryonic stem cells, also regulates
cell division in stratified epithelia — those that
form part
of the epidermis
of the skin or cover the esophagus or the vagina — in adult organisms.
The two researchers analyzed nationally representative surveys collected between 2002 and 2010 with the goal
of better understanding how the U.S. public came to
form opinions in the debate over human
embryonic stem cell research.
The rise
of these iPS
cells has reduced the need for
embryonic stem cells — which have long caused ethical concerns for some — and iPS
cells now
form the basis for most
of today's
stem cell research.
One
form of stem cell research is conducted on
embryonic stem cells — or those extracted from human embryos, which are destroyed in the process.
The mouse lines, which will be stored in the
form of frozen embryos, frozen sperm and frozen
embryonic stem (ES)
cells, will be delivered to NIH - funded mouse repositories that supply mice to universities, medical schools and
research labs all over the world.
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com)-- As the Senate prepares to tackle the thorny issue
of forcing taxpayers to fund
embryonic stem cell research in the coming weeks, two senators are reintroducing a bill that would institute a national ban on all
forms of human cloning.
Heaven forfend the U.S. be left behind in a post about religion and politics: Obama's move to lift the ban
of federal funding
of embryonic stem cell research didn't sit well with several U.S. states, which have now passed or are considering legislation to outlaw some
forms of the work.