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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Keyword News: [stem cell]

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Controversy about stem cell research continues
Maneater Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:00 PM PDT
Furor over embryonic stem-cell research in Missouri continued Wednesday, once again reaching the national spotlight, as objections to an upcoming fundraiser performance by MU graduate Sheryl Crow for a Catholic charity have led to the resignation of a St. Louis archbishop from the hospital board.

Company Profile for International Stem Cell Corporation
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 31 Jul 2007 2:24 PM PDT
----International Stem Cell Corporation is a California-based, stem cell company currently focused on developing therapeutic and research products. In the area of therapeutic product development, ISCO's objective is to create an unlimited source of human cells for use in the treatment of several diseases, including diabetes, liver disease and retinal disease through cell transplant therapy.

New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island Take Actions On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Fertility Treatment Measures
Medical News Today Tue, 31 Jul 2007 6:11 AM PDT
The following highlights recent state actions on human embryonic stem cell research and fertility treatment-related legislation. Embryonic Stem Cell Research New Jersey: Gov. Jon Corzine (D) on Thursday signed a bill that authorizes a Nov. [click link for full article]

National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. to Complete the Audit of its Financial Statements
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 31 Jul 2007 6:47 AM PDT
National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. , today announced that it is diligently working to complete the audit of its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, and for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and August 31, 2007.

Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model
EurekAlert! Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:07 PM PDT
MADISON -- In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Chinese stem cell therapy said to be helping brain-injured Utah woman improve
The Salt Lake Tribune Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:36 PM PDT
PARK CITY - Belly down on her parents' living room floor, Dena Brehm Gennerman cries as she props herself up on her elbows. The 39-year-old, who suffered a traumatic brain injury two years ago, could be in pain, though it's hard for parents Bob and Eva Brehm to say.

Personalized Stem Cell Lines Available Through Leading Fertility Clinics
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 31 Jul 2007 6:01 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO----StemLifeLine, a Bay Area-based life sciences company, announced today that under its new partnership agreements, three United States fertility clinics, the Fertility Laboratories of Colorado , the Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine and the Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine , will now offer individuals who have undergone in vitro fertilization the opportunity to use ...

Fish eyes could hold clue to repairing damaged retinas in humans
EurekAlert! Tue, 31 Jul 2007 7:52 AM PDT
A special type of cell found in the eye has been found to be very important in regenerating the retina in zebrafish and restoring vision even after extensive damage. Now, a UK team of scientists believe they may be able to use these cells -- known as Müller glial cells -- to regenerate damaged retina in humans, according to a study published this month in the journal Stem Cells.

Fish Eyes Could Hold Clue To Repairing Damaged Retinas In Humans
Science Daily Tue, 31 Jul 2007 8:03 AM PDT
A special type of cell found in the eye has been found to be very important in regenerating the retina in zebrafish and restoring vision even after extensive damage. Scientists believe they may be able to use these cells -- known as Müller glial cells -- to regenerate damaged retina in humans, according to a new study published in Stem Cells.




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Monday, July 30, 2007

Keyword News: [stem cell]

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Stem cell center has 4th faculty member
The Ann Arbor News Mon, 30 Jul 2007 7:47 AM PDT
With the arrival of researcher Ivan Maillard, the center for stem cell biology at the University of Michigan has four faculty members. Announced in 2005, the stem cell center is part of the Life Sciences Institute and a sign that U-M is giving stem cell research increasing emphasis.

Int. Society for Stem Cell Research Enjoys Record Success of 5th Annual Meeting, Names 2007 Award Winners
Newswise Mon, 30 Jul 2007 8:29 AM PDT
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) names 2007 Award Winners and discusses success of the 5th ISSCR Annual Meeting.

Right to Life group planning stem cell research forum
Asheville Citizen-Times Mon, 30 Jul 2007 8:09 AM PDT
HENDERSONVILLE - The Henderson/Buncombe chapter of N.C. Right to Life will sponsor a forum on stem cell research at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Kaplan Auditorium at the Hendersonville Main Library.

7th International Stem Cell Conference being held Oct. 29-30, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 30 Jul 2007 1:20 PM PDT
NEW YORK----Strategic Research Institute is proud to present its 7th International Stem Cell Conference being held Oct. 29-30, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA. Bringing together the leading researchers with top tier investors and business development professionals, this event is your greatest opportunity this year to meet, network and develop the partnerships necessary to getting your product on the path ...

Policy puts future of stem cell tests in doubt
Boston Globe Mon, 30 Jul 2007 1:38 AM PDT
WASHINGTON -- With the active encouragement of the Bush administration, US scientists in the past year have developed several methods for creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.

System To Analyze Beating Heart Stem Cells Could Lead To Heart Attack Treatments
Science Daily Mon, 30 Jul 2007 8:04 AM PDT
New research is paving the way for techniques that use stem cells to repair the damage caused by heart attacks. The research is looking at the process that turns a stem cell into a cardiomyocyte -- the beating cell that makes up the heart.

Stem cells may aid heart attack victims
Moldova.org Mon, 30 Jul 2007 8:32 AM PDT
British scientists are studying turning stem cells into cardiomyocytes -- the beating cells found in the heart -- as a way to repair heart attack damage.The University of Nottingham researchers are developing a system that uses electrophysiology to record the electrical properties in a cell. It will be the first time such a system has been used to study cardiomyocyte cells in the United ...

Family to take blind baby to China for experimental stem cell therapy
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Mon, 30 Jul 2007 2:11 AM PDT
They have raised more than $20,000 in donations for a treatment that U.S. doctors say does not make sense.

Links
EUActiv Mon, 30 Jul 2007 3:56 AM PDT
"Heterogeneity in Europe's stem cell politics and legislation seriously hinders the advancement of stem cell research and the sharing of biomedical knowledge.




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[StemCells] TREATMENT FOR PARALYSIS

DEAR MEMBERS,

My daughter who is 18 years old has had Japanese Encephalitis 9 year
ago when she was 9. Her brain cells were damaged and consequently
she is paralyzed since then. She can not talk and her limbs are also
paralyzed. She understands everything very well and somehow responds
to our questions. Her memory, sight and hearing are ok. If you want
to know more detail, please let me have your questions.

I am very serious to get her treated by stem cell therapy and want
to take her to any part of the world as early as possible but since
I live in Pakistan I would prefer a neighboring country. I dont know
whether there is any adverse effect of stem cell therapy or not but
during my investigation and discussions with some people I was
informed about the thee major risk factors:

1) Due to any negligence there are chances of contacting aids if
stem cells are obtained from a wrong source.

2) Some after effects cannot be ruled out which could be manifested
even years after the therapy which can cause any of the serious CNS
diseases.

3) I also fear that if I get this procedure done now then will it be
possible to have the same treatment again if needed or it could be
conducted only once. If it could be done only once then it will not
be possible to avail the benefit of advancements which are expected
in the coming days because people told me that at present the
chances of success are not so bright and the extent to which the
improvement is achieved cannot be ascertained. I am not sure if it
is true or only an assumption.

However, since she is in a terrible condition I am ready to take the
risk if the chances of improvement are bright.

It will be immensely useful to me if you will kindly guide me by
giving your opinion in this respect and let me know whether it will
be a good decision for me to get her treated by stem cell therapy
and what do you think would be the chances of success. Also let me
know if you know some good places where I can take her and the
expenses involved.

I will be extremely grateful if anyone can guide me in this respect.


Best regards

Mohammad Iqbal
10-Noorani Centre,
543-Adamjee Dawood Road,
Karachi-74000, Pakistan.

Phone: 92-333-3375410
Fax : (92-21) 2416365

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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Keyword News: [stem cell]

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Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:31 PM PDT

Calif. stem cell company transplanting HQ to Pa. or N.J.
BizJournals Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:46 PM PDT
The Philadelphia region is in the running for a West Coast stem cell company that is scouting locations on the East Coast for its new corporate headquarters.

Bioethicist Welcomes Closing of Stem Cell Firm
Zenit News Agency Sun, 29 Jul 2007 3:36 PM PDT
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, JULY 29, 2007 ( Zenit.org ).- A prominent bioethicist says he hopes that the closure of ES Cell International, a leading embryonic stem cell research facility, is a sign of growing realism.

Administration encourages stem-cell work, but won't fund it
The Kansas City Star Sun, 29 Jul 2007 8:51 PM PDT
WASHINGTON | With the active encouragement of the Bush administration, U.S. scientists in the past year have developed several methods for creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.

STEM CELL HOPE
Daily Record Sun, 29 Jul 2007 9:11 PM PDT
STEM cells could repair damage caused by heart attacks, new research claims.

Paraplegic man back on his feet
Adelaide Now Sun, 29 Jul 2007 9:00 PM PDT
COSTLY and controversial stem-cell therapy has helped an Adelaide paraplegic to his feet.

Spout Off
Cape May County Herald Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:43 PM PDT
TRENTON--New Jersey voters will decide in November whether to borrow $450 million to pay for stem cell research in the State. Governor Corzine signed the stem cell research bond act Thursday. The money would support research on adult and embryonic stem cells for 10 years.




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Saturday, July 28, 2007

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Metastatic Testicular Cancer Patients Cured By High-Dose Chemotherapy Combined With Stem Cell Transplant
Medical News Today Sat, 28 Jul 2007 5:11 PM PDT
Testicular cancer patients who do not respond to traditional therapy can be cured with high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine report in the New England Journal of Medicine. [click link for full article]

Future of Stem Cell Tests May Hang on Defining Embryo Harm
Washington Post Sat, 28 Jul 2007 4:33 PM PDT
With the active encouragement of the Bush administration, U.S. scientists in the past year have developed several methods for creating embryonic stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.

StemCellPatents.com Applauds Stem Cell Clinic for Autism Publication
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:45 AM PDT
TORONTO----StemCellPatents.com , an organization dedicated to dissemination of stem cell patent information, congratulates the Institute of Cellular Medicine for publishing the first peer reviewed paper describing a novel approach for utilizing stem cell therapy for the treatment of autism.

Congress votes to expand stem cell research
Tiscali Sat, 28 Jul 2007 3:44 AM PDT
"If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers would for the first time in our history be compelled to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos," Bush said in a statement. "Crossing that line would be a grave mistake."

Spout Off
Cape May County Herald Sat, 28 Jul 2007 6:57 AM PDT
TRENTON--New Jersey voters will decide in November whether to borrow $450 million to pay for stem cell research in the State. Governor Corzine signed the stem cell research bond act Thursday. The money would support research on adult and embryonic stem cells for 10 years.




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[StemCellInformation] California Stem Cell Report .....Friday, July 27, 2007

Friday, July 27, 2007

Stanford's Chris Scott and His New Stem Cell Blog

A snappy new blog on stem cell issues has popped up at Stanford University, complete with a reading list and podcasts.

Called "The Stem Cell Blog," it is published by Chris Scott, director of Stanford's Program on Stem Cells in Society and author of the book, "Stem Cell Now." (You can find a picture of Scott here.)

The first post dates back to June 26 with a graphic account about research with live pigs. More recently, the blog has a post based on work by Susan Stayn, Stanford's state stem cell legal expert. Called ?What Color is Your State?? it begins like this:
"Taking a cue from Homeland Security, we?ll periodically publish a color-coded ranking of American states and their legislative positions on embryonic stem cell research."
You can also download the state rankings in a PDF file.

We have added The Stem Cell Blog to our links on the left of this site.

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[StemCellInformation] # 352 Tuesday, July 24 , 2007 - MOTORCYCLES AND MONEY: KEYS TO RESEARCH?

 

  # 352 Tuesday, July 24 , 2007 - MOTORCYCLES AND MONEY: KEYS TO RESEARCH?

 

The passion good people bring to the research funding effort never ceases to amaze me.

 

As the scientific world knows, Dr. Hans Keirstead is a man to watch?and, more importantly, to help.

 

If he wins, we all win.

 

His efforts to advance neurological regeneration are mind-boggling. If you ever get a chance to listen to one of his speeches, don?t miss it. Not only does he speak with the flame of utter conviction, and with a depth of understanding that Einstein would approve?but he is actually understandable! (Well, most of the time anyway?anyone who can take the mountain-to-mountain intellectual leaps he does is completely comprehensible?but even I can get enough to know that here is something amazingly valuable.) His talks inspire, give hope, educate, and are sometimes even fun!

 

So here are two outstanding individuals, David Bailey and Ernesto Fonseca, who want to make sure Dr. Hans gets the funding he needs to make the magic happen.

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  Paralyzed motocross racers to host event in support of UCI stem cell research
 
EVENT: Motocross racing icons David Bailey and Ernesto Fonseca will host a fundraiser to support the research efforts of Hans Keirstead, co-director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and associate professor in the Reeve-Irvine Research Center at UC Irvine. Keirstead will present his research in hopes of raising money for pre-clinical safety studies of human stem cell therapies to treat spinal cord injuries, spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Bailey and Fonseca suffered spinal cord injuries as professional motocross racers for Team Honda.
DATE: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Oakley USA Corporate Headquarters, 1 Icon, Foothill Ranch, Calif.
 
BACKGROUND: David Bailey was a leading motocross and Supercross racer in the 1980s, winning 30 national races during his eight-year career. In 1987, he crashed during practice and crushed his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Bailey has since become an expert motocross television commentator.

Ernesto Fonseca injured his spine in March 2006 while practicing on a California track for the Daytona Supercross. The injury left Fonseca without feeling from his chest down. Born in Costa Rica, Fonesca was named the American Motorcyclist Association Rookie of the Year in 1999, and he was the first to win AMA 125 Supercross titles on both coasts.

Hans Keirstead is a pioneer in the use of human embryonic stem cells in the study of spinal cord injuries. Keirstead?s laboratory was the first in the world to develop a method to restrict human embryonic stem cells so they generate large amounts of only one cell type in high purity. That type of cell, an oligodendrocyte, insulates connections in the spinal cord, allowing for the conduction of electricity. The treatment has improved mobility in rats with spinal cord injuries, and it now is in development for clinical trials.

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There is an upcoming opportunity to hear Dr. Keirstead speak - August 26 at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center, UC Davis.  Visit http://researchforcure.org/events.htm

Don Reed
www.stemcellbattles.com


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[StemCellInformation] # 353 Friday, July 27, 2007 - WHICH WAY, MISSOURI?

# 353 Friday, July 27, 2007 - WHICH WAY, MISSOURI? 

  

The great state of Missouri has been robbed?of eight hundred and fifty million dollars.

 

Who are the thieves? That?s up to you to decide.

 

By my way of thinking, the Republican Party and the Religious Right should divide the guilt. Their political games denied Missouri eight hundred and fifty million dollars, which should have gone to that state?s economy?and to medical research, the fight against incurable disease.

 

First, let us judge the magnitude of what was lost.

 

$850,000,000.00  Big bucks. Thar?s enough to pay for a McDonald?s double cheeseburger for each of America?s three hundred million citizens.

 

How significant is that? Yesterday, another state, New Jersey began a battle to raise $450 million (over ten years) for stem cell research. Governor Jon S. Corzine signed legislation to allow New Jersey voters to make the decision?whether or not to spend $450 million?roughly half the amount of money that was lost to Missouri?

 

And golden California, our glorious Proposition 71, three hundred million a year?and Missouri could have had $850 million?  That?s almost like three extra years of full funding from the number one source in the world.

 

Jim and Virginia Stowers had planned an enormous expansion of their medical research institute in Missouri, but only if full stem cell research would be allowed.

 

The way I see it, the Stowers are heroes. These two cancer survivors have dedicated their fortune?the hard work of their lives-- to the battle against chronic illness.

 

Their motivation?  ?We founded the Institute so our grandchildren may have better options???Jim and Virginia Stowers.

 

But anti-science Republicans attacked the research at every step. They were trying to criminalize the science which may day allow my paralyzed son Roman to fulfill Christopher Reeve?s great prediction, to ?stand up from (his) wheelchair, and walk away from it forever.?

 

The state of Missouri took notice. Citizens came together in the Missouri Cures Coalition, and fought for a Constitutional Amendment.

 

Amendment 2 was offered, saying: ?to ensure that Missouri patients have access to stem cell therapies and cures, that Missouri researchers can conduct stem cell research in the state, and that all such research is conducted safely and ethically, any stem cell research permitted under federal law may be conducted in Missouri, and any stem cell therapies and cures permitted under federal law may be provided to patients in Missouri??

 

A huge battle was fought.

 

The Stowers helped provide a budget. Some trash was talked about them for this, implying they were trying to make a dollar by backing the research. That was dumb, even by the standards of the opposition?the Stowers are billionaires already, they do not need more money?they are actively engaged in giving it away.

 

Of course, the Religious Right and anti-abortion groups went to work, developing and distributing the most poisonous propaganda imaginable. (I have never understood why anti-abortion groups oppose embryonic stem cell research, since there is no pregnancy involved, and therefore no possibility of either a child or an abortion). Conservative churches ignored the Constitutional separation of church and state, and functioned as headquarters for the anti-research efforts. Week after week, lawn signs were passed out in church, and church bulletins and lectures ranted on  and on and on.

 

President George Bush visited Missouri so often it might have been thought he was changing residence.

 

But Missouri won anyway, passing Amendment 2.

 

As The Jurist (University of Pittsburgh School of Law) put it:

 

?What right is more fundamental than a citizen?s right to equal treatment under laws that govern access to medical therapies and cures? On November 7, Missourians stated clearly that they do not want to be second-class citizens when it comes to decisions about the health of their families. By passing Amendment 2, Missouri voters ensured that these important decisions will be made by patients, their families, and their health care providers, not by politicians in the state capital.??November 13, 2006

 

The Stowers Institute could go forward. Happy ending, right?

 

Unfortunately?

 

Religious Right Republicans like Senator Matt Bartle and Representative Jim Lembke are now trying to overturn Amendment 2, trying to block the will of the Show Me state.   They tried to work within the State government to get a bill to overthrow the Amendment. When that didn?t succeed, they supported an initiative to do the same.

 

But I am an outsider, what do I know about Missouri?

 

Good point. So let?s listen to a couple Missourians.

 

Like Henry J. Waters III, publisher of the Columbia Daily Tribune.

 

?Except for the perverse attitude of Missouri Right to Life, the Catholic Conference and their lapdogs in the Missouri General Assembly, life sciences research and development could be one of the largest and most promising industries in our state?

 

??cultural conservatives?are doing all they can in the Missouri legislature to prohibit life sciences research, particularly in the promising area using stem cells...

 

?Amid this poisonous atmosphere, the highly prestigious Stowers Institute for Medical Research? announced it will put on hold resources to fund a major expansion???Henry J. Waters III,  July 3, 2007

 

The Kansas City Star weighed in.

 

?Missouri politicians like to talk about the state?s promise as a bioscience hub? But those same politicians are undermining efforts to advance medical research by pandering to groups opposed to embryonic stem-cell research?

 

?The passage of Amendment 2, which protects all forms of medical research allowable under federal law, should have removed the barriers to scientific progress. But too many lawmakers continue to cower before groups such as Missouri Right to Life.

 

?These lawmakers delude themselves by thinking life science can flourish here if the climate remains hostile to promising forms of stem cell research.??May 22, 2007, the Kansas City Star.

 

How do scientists feel about it?

 

?I couldn?t possibly come to a place where I thought the potentially lifesaving research I want to do could become illegal,? said Dr. Kevin Eggan.???Stem Cell Movement Faces Setbacks?, Andale Gross, AP, July 24, 2007

 

What is the situation right now?

 

A press release from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research states:

 

??the Institute has transferred approximately $850 million? from Missouri non-profit corporations???whoosh, there went the money, out of the state.

 

Is there a chance the money can come back, and Missouri take its rightful place among the great research centers of the world?

 

?We remain steadfastly committed to the search for life-saving cure through research with human embryonic stem cells,? said Bill Neaves, President and CEO of the Stowers Institute?Unfortunately? As long as the political climate in Missouri remains unfavorable, outstanding scientists who work with human embryonic stem cells will prefer to work elsewhere, and Missouri will be denied the opportunity to advance what many consider the single most field of biomedical science.?

 

So the Stowers pulled their money out.

 

However? they also bought 100 acres of land in Kansas City, Missouri?getting ready for the day, whenever it comes, when the politicians get out of the way.

 

The way I see it, the Stowers have faith in us. We should not let them down.

 

So what do we do?

 

I can tell you in two words.

 

We fight.

 

Yesterday, I gave away twenty-five dollars.

 

That?s two ten dollar bills and a five, twelve double cheeseburgers from McDonald?s, or six bridge tolls and a dollar, from an old retired schoolteacher.

 

I plan to do it again, next month, when I can afford it again.

 

That particular $25 went to www.Kay4Congress.com  an up-and-coming Democratic representative, Kay Barnes, stem cell supporter, 21st district, Missouri, USA.

 

The way I see it, people like Ms. Barnes are going to help right a terrible wrong that was done to America. Her opponent is against the research we support. So?I will do what little bit I can to help her, and every stem cell research supportive leader, from whichever party they may come.

 

We are all Missourians. What happens in the Show Me state affects everyone. We can and should take part in that great struggle, supporting leaders like Kay Barnes, and Senator Claire McCaskill, and Senator Chuck Graham, and Representative Teresa Schooley?stem cell research supporters all, working together for the public good.

 

Which way, Missouri?

 

Forward.

 

P.S. A personal message from Donn Rubin, who led Missouri?s Amendment 2 effort:

 

?With Missouri?s world class medical research institutions and its growing life sciences industry, last fall?s vote demonstrated that our citizens want our state to be at the forefront of advancing medicine and finding new cures.   It is disappointing that there remain some politicians and interest groups, in Missouri and around the country that would prefer to go backwards.  These are the same people who used every deception in the book last year in their unsuccessful attempt to defeat the Missouri Stem Cell Amendment.  But they will fail, and I am confident we will soon get past this unfortunate, divisive chapter that has threatened to slow medical progress.?

 

 

Don Reed
www.stemcellbattles.com

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