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Germany to double funding for stem cell research: minister AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 24 Nov 2007 1:36 PM PST The German government will double its funding for stem cell research, the research minister announced Saturday. Suddenly, Connecticut Is Stem Cell Central New York Times Sat, 24 Nov 2007 4:26 PM PST With $100 million in state money, and a remarkable lack of controversy, stem cell research in Connecticut is picking up speed. Stem cell banks to cut their umbilical cord Vietnam Net Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:37 PM PST VietNamNet Bridge – Next year, Vietnamese parents will be able to deposit the umbilical cord of their child to a stem cell bank where scientists can use it to create stem cells that can cure many potential ailments. Sacramento Boy Undergoes Stem Cell Procedure CBS 13 Sacramento Sat, 24 Nov 2007 7:05 PM PST All we seem to hear about is the controversy surrounding stem cells, but do you know what they can actually do?  A Sacramento boy suffering from an incurable condition may be living proof that stem cells can have remarkable results. Will stem cell discovery usher in a new era of medicine? The Progress-Index Sat, 24 Nov 2007 1:15 AM PST Research scientists tend not to be an ebullient lot. So the importance of a key, independently verified discovery — that common skin cells may be used instead of embryonic stem cells for research — might best be measured by the researchers' ecstatic reaction. VistaGen welcomes new stem cell technique The San Francisco Examiner Sat, 24 Nov 2007 2:54 AM PST H. Ralph Snodgress, president and CEO of South San Francisco's VistaGen Therapeutics Inc., said he welcomed news of a discovery reported this week that allows adult skin cells to be reprogrammed into human universal cells. Life After Embryonic Stem Cells Time Magazine Sat, 24 Nov 2007 5:23 AM PST Twenty-five days. That's how long it took Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University to undo more than 30 years of exquisitely programmed biology packed into a woman's cheek cell — and just maybe change the world. Bush initiatives few rest of term The Washington Times Sat, 24 Nov 2007 9:50 PM PST President Bush has been buoyed lately by good news from Iraq, a stem-cell research finding that appears to vindicate... Speak Out 11/25/07 Southeast Missourian Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:16 PM PST League's voting info; Stem-cell advance; Graduation conflict; Closer scrutiny; Sharing the road; Biking benefits; Not safe anywhere Video: Medical Breakthrough Fox 6 News San Diego Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:47 PM PST A recent breakthrough in stem cell research as scientists in the US and Japan have announced they have the ability to reprogram skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells. 11/23/07

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