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N. J. to Vote on Funding Stem Cell Research NPR Sun, 04 Nov 2007 3:57 PM PST New Jersey voters will decide this week whether to spend $450 billion to fund stem cell research in their state. The bond issue is expected to pass, placing New Jersey at the top of the list of states spending large amounts of public money on stem cell research. Researchers they've taken a step forward in stem cell transplants The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 04 Nov 2007 2:00 PM PST TORONTO - Scientists at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say they've taken a step forward in stem cell transplant research. Doctors Use Stem Cell Therapy For Genetic Skin Disease Science Daily Sun, 04 Nov 2007 5:06 PM PST Physicians have performed the first bone marrow and cord blood transplant to treat recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Children with RDEB lack a protein that anchors skin to the body, resulting in fragile skin that sloughs off with little movement or friction. They suffer painful wounds and must be bandaged at all times to protect their skin from further damage and infection. No on Question 2 - Editorial The Record Sun, 04 Nov 2007 7:14 AM PST THIS month, state officials broke ground for the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. It is one of several planned research facilities in the state. In classic New Jersey fashion, the state agreed to fund the construction of the buildings without having secured the funding for the research inside. Researchers to develop new drug delivery system ANI via Yahoo! India News Sun, 04 Nov 2007 0:39 AM PDT Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University are using adult neural stem cells to develop a new stem cell-based drug delivery therapy that may ultimately help treat a variety of inherited genetic disorders like Hunter syndrome. Stefan F. Zappe, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, and his graduate student Sasha Bakhru, are developing ... Cancer bonds lead election lineup Killeen Daily Herald Sun, 04 Nov 2007 0:55 AM PDT AUSTIN – Texans are deciding the fate of a $3 billion cancer research bond proposal Tuesday that once appeared to be a slam dunk but suddenly faces criticism from opponents of embryonic stem cell research.

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