American President George Bush vetoes stem cell bill saying that the destruction of human embryos is a “moral line” he won’t allow the nation to cross. Instead he’s emphasizing research on other kinds of cells as potential avenues to disease cures, research he says wouldn’t “create, harm or destroy” human life.
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US President George W Bush has, for a second time, vetoed legislation aimed at lifting restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The debate on stems cells is now expected to feature in the run-up to the 2008 Presidential elections.

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More adults in the United States would like their federal government to change its current policy regarding stem cell research, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today.

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ThermoGenesis and the Stem Cell Program at the University of California to develop stem cell therapies based upon ThermoGenesis’ AutoXpress, BioArchive and CryoSeal Fibrin Sealant blood processing systems.

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Around 100 stem cell transplant survivors from across Saskatchewan will be meeting in Saskatoon for a fifth annual reunion to celebrate the program.

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The Democratic-controlled Congress passed legislation Thursday to loosen restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but the bill’s supporters lacked the votes needed to override President Bush’s threatened veto.

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Amatokin is highly sought after in US and Europe as a novel stem cell based anti-wrinkle skin cream. We first reported about Amatokin in Spetember 2006. Recently Amatokin was launched in USA at Bloomingdale’s.

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BioE®, Inc., and Phillips Plastics Corp.®, announced today they entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and commercialize stem cell therapeutics for orthopedic applications.

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Hurdle to stem cell funds cleared, the California Supreme Court gave final clearance Wednesday to California’s landmark $3-billion stem cell research effort, declining to hear an appeal of two lower court rulings upholding the constitutionality of 2004’s Proposition 71.

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Australia’s adult stem cell company, Mesoblast Limited has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug Submission (IND) of its US-based sister company,

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