Sentences with phrase «kinds of embryonic stem cell research»

In the end, George Bush tried to split the difference with a partial ban that limited the kinds of embryonic stem cell research that could be paid for with federal dollars.

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Best known for his Superman films, Reeve had long advocated research into embryonic stem cells to repair the kind of spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down after a horseback riding accident 10 years ago.

The new cells, which Yamanaka called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, looked and behaved like embryonic stem cells, which are prized for their ability to transform themselves into almost any kind of tissue and, perhaps, someday cure disease — a more distinct possibility now that President Barack Obama has loosened restrictions on stem cell research.

Jang has conducted research with embryonic stem cells in the past, but she and others are finding great promise in another kind of stem cell called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.