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Behind the Stem Cell Breakthrough New York Times Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:14 PM PST Any claim that President Bush?s moral stance drove scientists to the recent advancement in stem cell research must be greeted with skepticism. Watchdogs: First Stem Cell Grants Offered to For-Profit Companies Environmental News Network Fri, 30 Nov 2007 8:53 PM PST SANTA MONICA, Calif. - California's stem cell agency is inviting for-profit companies to apply for research grants for the first time, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) noted today and the non-partisan, non-profit consumer advocacy organization vowed to scrutinize the awards process to prevent abuse. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has just issued ... Gates Frontiers Fund donates $5 million for stem cell program KJCT 8 Grand Junction Fri, 30 Nov 2007 9:23 PM PST AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The Children's Hospital has received $5 million that would allow the neighboring University of Colorado medical school to expand its stem cell research to encompass pediatrics. Stem cell breakthrough: Now Japanese team go one better Straits Times Fri, 30 Nov 2007 5:02 PM PST PARIS - A JAPANESE team that last week broke new ground in stem cell research announced a further advance on Friday, saying they had made good progress towards clearing a key safety hurdle in their work. California Stem Cell Board Member Violates Conflict Rules; Should Resign From Committee, Consumer Group Says The San Francisco Examiner Fri, 30 Nov 2007 4:29 PM PST SANTA MONICA, Calif. ( Map ) - SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stem Cell oversight committee member John C. Reed, must resign from the board for violating conflict of interest rules, The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) said today. Stem-cell research pot sweetened Denver Post Fri, 30 Nov 2007 0:50 AM PST Archer Sharp started preschool this fall — something the 3-year-old's parents feared would never happen, until a stem-cell infusion at Children's Hospital saved Archer's life. New study sheds more light on blood stem cell's biological role ANI via Yahoo! India News Fri, 30 Nov 2007 3:17 AM PST Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): No other stem cell is understood as thoroughly as the blood, or Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC), which have been the driving force behind successful bone marrow transplants for decades. And now, a new study suggests that HSCs' biological role is far more versatile and dynamic than thought to be. Scientists, for the most part, have seen HSC's singular role as that ... Stem cell innovators find a way to cut out cancer Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Nov 2007 2:43 PM PST Researchers who figured out how to make valued embryonic stem cells out of ordinary skin cells said on Friday they had found a way to cut one cancer-causing ingredient out of the mix. Shared Facilities, Resources And Programs To Further Stem Cell Research Medical News Today Fri, 30 Nov 2007 3:04 AM PST Research institutions across Southern California have joined forces to advance stem cell research by establishing the Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration (SC3). [click link for full article] Fate Therapeutics Created By Leading Stem Cell Scientists To Pursue New Approaches To Stem Cell Therapies Medical News Today Fri, 30 Nov 2007 1:02 AM PST A group of the nation's most respected leaders in stem cell biology announced formation of Fate Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company developing drugs to control cell fate. Fate will harness the healing power of adult stem cells by using small molecule drugs to modulate cells in vivo (in the body) and by reprogramming mature adult cells into stem cells. [click link for full article]

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