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Michael J. Fox Talks Stem Cell Advances AccessHollywood Mon, 03 Dec 2007 5:19 PM PST NEW YORK, NY (December 3, 2007) – The word "inspiration" can certainly be applied to Michael J. Fox. The actor has been battling Parkinson's disease for 16 years. Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos met up with Michael in New York, where he revealed what the latest stem cell advances mean... Southern California's new stem cell team Pasadena Star-News Mon, 03 Dec 2007 1:27 PM PST PASADENA - Caltech and the City of Hope will be among the members of a new research collaborative devoted to studying stem cells. The Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration, SC3, will also include USC, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the House Ear Institute. Hub biotech biggies launch new stem cell startup BizJournals Mon, 03 Dec 2007 7:48 AM PST Top scientists and investors from the Boston area have helped form a new biotechnology firm focused on new stem cell treatments. But the location of its headquarters is still up for debate -- and could end up on the West Coast, company officials say. Will stem cell breakthrough really silence critics? The Current Online Mon, 03 Dec 2007 3:02 PM PST This past November, Japanese and American scientists announced that they had, separately, produced pluripotent, embryonic-like stem cells from adult skin cells without the use of a human egg. The announcement was accompanied by a round of news articles proclaiming this as the breakthrough that would end opposition to stem cell research. Alternative to stem cell research may soon be found Daily Nebraskan Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:40 PM PST In the latter half of November, a breakthrough method was unveiled to the world with the potential to cease the main arguments of opposition to stem cell research. It is being touted by some as equivalent to breaking the sound barrier and the flying of the first airplane by the Wright brothers. Japan Will Fund Stem Cell Research of Human Skin, NHK Reports Bloomberg.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 4:51 PM PST Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A Japanese government agency decided to allocate funds for research to scientists who discovered how to convert human skin cells into stem cells, public broadcaster NHK reported, without citing anyone. Stem cell research progresses TVNZ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 3:37 PM PST Researchers who figured out how to make valued embryonic stem cells out of ordinary skin cells said they had found a way to cut one cancer-causing ingredient out of the mix. Cell News Opens Door To Drug Discovery Forbes Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:15 AM PST Why the stem cell breakthroughs could be good for drug companies Human Embryonic Stem Cell - Derived Bone Tissue Closes Massive Skull Injury Medical News Today Mon, 03 Dec 2007 7:05 AM PST There are mice in Baltimore whose skulls were made whole again by bone tissue grown from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). [click link for full article] BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics' New Vivarium Set to Enhance Company Research Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 03 Dec 2007 5:30 AM PST NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel----BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, announces the constructing of its new vivarium, an animal research facility, located at BrainStorm's headquarters in Petach-Tikva, Israel.

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