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California’s Stem Cell Research Program—The Rest of the Story

February 20, 2007

In yesterday’s post I wrote that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced the awarding of $45 million to medical researchers in many of California’s research centers, universities and institutes. However, the money for the grants was “borrowed money.” About $80 million in grants are expected to be announced next month. The CIRM was created through Proposition 71 in the Fall of 2004.… Read more

California Funds 72 Stem Cell Research Projects

By Jack Hassard

February 19, 2007

In an earlier post I wrote about California being the action state in funding stem cell research. Today the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded more than $45 million in research grants. Seventy-two grants totaling $45 million were given out to 20 academic institutions throughout the state. 231 applications were received. The grants ranged in amounts from $342,962 to $807,749 (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies.… Read more

Stem Cell Bill Passes House

By Jack Hassard

January 11, 2007

Today the US House of Representatives passed another stem cell bill by a vote of 253 to 174. The bill would authorize federal support for research using stem cells derived from excess embryos that fertility clinics would otherwise discard. President Bush vetoed the bill the last time it came to his desk, and he has promised that he would veto it again.… Read more

Stem Cell Research Issues

By Jack Hassard

July 30, 2006

Since the recent bill proposed by the Senate to support embryonic stem cell research through NIH funding, and the subsequent veto by the President, considerable discussion has ensued from each side of the issue. Today’s issue of Time Magazine has as its featured story, Stem Cells: The Hope and the Hype. The article explores the science of stem cell research, as well as the hype around the issue.… Read more

The Stem Cell Research Issue

By Jack Hassard

July 21, 2006

This week the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would have allowed researchers to do continued stem cell research. As promised, President Bush vetoed the bill a day after it passed in the senate.

NPR provided a detailed time-line of the Stem-Cell Debate, noting that in 1981 stem cells were first isolated by researchers Gail Martin at the University of California, San Francisco, and Martin Evans, then with the University of Cambridge (he’s now at the University of Cardiff).… Read more