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Germany considers changing stem cell laws Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 14 Feb 2008 8:36 AM PST German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances. Stem Cell Sciences Announces Implementation of Strategic Restructuring (STC.AX, 00812548, 20080215) Huntleys' Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance Thu, 14 Feb 2008 7:14 PM PST Stem Cell Sciences announced the implementation of a comprehensive restructuring programme, designed to improve financial, operational and growth performance, as well as provide a greater focus on its commercialisation efforts in the application of stem cell technologies. These initiatives are the result of a strategic review that the Board, in conjunction with the new CEO Dr Alastair Riddell, ... UTMB gets grant for stem cell research Galveston County Daily News Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:25 PM PST GALVESTON — A $500,000 grant from the Cullen Foundation will support neurological stem cell research at the University of Texas Medical Branch by funding the purchase of an advanced microscope and supporting a postdoctoral fellow who assists in the studies to optimize stem cell therapy. Germany considers changing stem cell laws MSNBC Thu, 14 Feb 2008 4:39 PM PST German lawmakers are considering changes stem cell research laws under pressure from scientists who claim the rules unfairly restrict them from global advances. Heated debate over stem cell research Deutsche Welle Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:43 PM PST German parliamentarians have held a heated debate on the future of a 2002 law that tightly controls stem cell research. MPs in the Bundestag read four different bills that ranged from total prohibition to completely lifting the current controls. Researchers get closer to safe stem cell treatments TODAYonline Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:56 AM PST Stem cell cultures are held up in a US lab. Researchers came a step closer to finding a safe way to use stem cells in clinical treatment Thursday when a team of Japanese scientists announced they found a way to induce stem cells without triggering tumors. German Parliament Postpones Stem Cell Law Decision Until March Deutsche Welle Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:56 AM PST The debate over changing the laws governing stem cell research in Germany prompted a four hour discussion in the German parliament Thursday, Feb. 14 as lawmakers addressed one of science's most sensitive issues. State stem cell fund receives 122 requests for $62 million The Daily Record Thu, 14 Feb 2008 4:14 PM PST The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund received 122 applications for the $23 million in grant money it is offering in its second year. That's nearly 44 percent more than the 85 applications the commission received for its $15 million first-year budget. Boston Globe Examines California Stem Cell Research Program, Effect On Other State Initiatives Medical News Today Thu, 14 Feb 2008 8:15 AM PST The Boston Globe on Monday examined the debate over California's human embryonic stem cell research initiative and its effect on other state proposals. California voters in 2004 approved a plan to invest $3 billion of tax funds over 10 years into embryonic stem cell research. Bundestag discusses liberalizing 2002 stem cell act Deutsche Welle Thu, 14 Feb 2008 8:12 AM PST The German Bundestag has begun discussions on whether to amend the 2002 stem cell act which currently prohibits the importation of new cells.

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