Sentences with phrase «issue of embryonic stem cell»

It remains to be seen how much the issue of embryonic stem cell research will play in one of the nation's most closely watched and hard - fought Senate elections.

Take the issue of embryonic stem cells.

Not exact matches

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.

The isolation of embryonic stem cells by Dr. James Thomson in 1998 put the issue of stem cell research on the map.

The year's most prominent science issue, federal support of embryonic stem cell research, is so controversial that the sons of Ronald Reagan gave dueling speeches at the opposing party conventions; Michael Reagan backs President George W. Bush's policies, including the ban on funding for research on new stem cell lines, while Ron supports Senator John Kerry's promise to lift restrictions.

In March, advocate general Yves Bot issued a preliminary judgment limiting patents involving embryonic stem cells, on the basis that they «would be contrary to ethics and public policy» (see «European Court of Justice rejects stem - cell patents»).

Existing European patents involving embryonic stem cells — most of which were issued in the United Kingdom — will not be invalidated immediately, but lawsuits challenging individual patents will use the ruling as guidance.

Now, many research advocates are wondering how Price's mix of views might play out in the new administration's approach to a wide range of issues, including funding, research involving human embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue, and the appointment of a new NIH director.

The final guidelines on research with human embryonic stem cells issued on Monday by the National Institutes of Health set out criteria for determining which ES cell lines can be used in federally funded experiments and give NIH discretion to approve old lines that don't meet stringent modern ethical requirements.

In the past few weeks, the debate about genetic research in Germany has focused on the issue of the use of embryonic stem cells for research.

The Bundestag faces a heated debate on 30 January, when the issue of whether to allow the import of human embryonic stem cells for research purposes is on the agenda.

The ethics council finally issued its 20 - page report just before Christmas, voting in favor of allowing the import of human embryonic stem cells, under certain conditions, by a small majority of 15 to 9, paving the way for next week's final showdown.

«We are in an era where the primary issues are not federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research,» wrote CAMR President Amy Comstock Rick, who is also CEO of the Parkinson's Action Network, in an e-mail to the more than 100 patient advocacy, scientific, and other groups that belong to CAMR.

«We studied how the Sox2 gene is turned on in mice, and found the region of the genome that is needed to turn the gene on in embryonic stem cells,» said Professor Jennifer Mitchell of U of T's Department of Cell and Systems Biology, lead invesigator of a study published in the December 15 issue of Genes & Development.

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).

Thirteen European stem cell scientists have issued a public appeal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) not to prohibit patents on discoveries made with human embryonic stem (hES) cells.

They don't require the use of embryos, so they avoid some of the ethical and legal issues that have complicated research with embryonic stem cells.

He's engaging in classic hype that the religious right uses whenever this issue comes up — claiming that we don't really need embryonic stem cells because adult stem cells are so wonderful that they can take care of everything.

Critical issues include: (i) heterogeneity in stem cell populations (ii) regulation of cell fate choices; (iii) declining tissue performance with age and exposure to environmental injuries; (iv) the use of iPS and Embryonic Stem (ES) cells, and reprogramming methods for phenotyping disease states and potential use of these stem cells in the clistem cell populations (ii) regulation of cell fate choices; (iii) declining tissue performance with age and exposure to environmental injuries; (iv) the use of iPS and Embryonic Stem (ES) cells, and reprogramming methods for phenotyping disease states and potential use of these stem cells in the cliStem (ES) cells, and reprogramming methods for phenotyping disease states and potential use of these stem cells in the clistem cells in the clinic.

The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine released amended guidelines for research involving human embryonic stem cells, revising those that were issued in 2005 and updated in 2007.

This work is highly relevant to the issues of human reproductive cloning and research on human embryonic stem cells.

Reference: September 13, 2007 issue of Cell Stem Cell under the title «Whole - Genome Mapping of Histone H3Lys4 and 27 Trimethylations Reveals Distinct Genomic Compartments in Human Embryonic Stem Cells».

Topics covered include embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, germline stem cells, tissue - specific stem cells, stem cell differentiation, epigenetics, stem cell genomics and systems biology, genome reprogramming, cancer stem cells, stem cell niches, stem - cell - based disease models, nuclear transfer technology, bioengineering, drug discovery, in vivo imaging of stem cells, therapeutic applications, regenerative medicine, clinical and translational insights, stem cell research policies, ethical issues, and technical or resource - based innovations.

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.

Dr Harris normally took a libertarian stand on bioethical issues and was a forceful and reliable supporter of human embryonic stem cell research, abortion, euthanasia, anonymous sperm donation, IVF for lesbians and single parents and so on.