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Consumer Group Welcomes Introduction of Stem Cell Agency Oversight Bill The San Francisco Examiner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 3:29 PM PST SANTA MONICA, Calif. ( Map ) - SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today welcomed the introduction of a bill in the California state Senate intended to reform the state stem cell agency. Stem cell firm receives Korean investment The Washington Examiner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 9:18 AM PST A local company specializing in stem cell research has caught the attention of a major Korean firm. Bill takes aim at CIRM governance, stem cell research payback Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Fri, 22 Feb 2008 2:16 PM PST California Sen. Sheila Kuehl introduced a bill Friday requiring a study of the structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- the agency created to distribute $3 billion in state bond funds for embryonic stem cell research --and whether therapies from the research help the state's neediest residents. Bill takes aim at CIRM governance, stem cell research payback San Francisco Business Times Fri, 22 Feb 2008 2:11 PM PST California Sen. Sheila Kuehl introduced a bill Friday to study the structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- the agency created to distribute $3 billion in state bond funds for embryonic stem cell research -- and to require therapies from the research to help the state's neediest residents. Advanced Cell reports making liver cells from stem cells East Bay Business Times Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:42 AM PST Advanced Cell Technology Inc., a developer of stem cell treatments, reports it has developed an effective way to generate liver cells for potential use in regenerative medicine. Stem cell funds under scrutiny Baltimore Sun Fri, 22 Feb 2008 0:35 AM PST Advocates ask for money as legislators look for budget cuts Scientists and advocates pleaded with lawmakers yesterday to fulfill Gov. Martin O'Malley 's request for $23 million in stem cell research funding, fearing that the state's uncertain financial future will lead the legislature to make good on a perennial threat to cut the program. Judge rewrites ballot summary for stem cell initiative Park Hills Daily Journal Fri, 22 Feb 2008 7:59 AM PST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge rewrote the ballot language Wednesday for a proposed constitutional amendment banning a particular kind of embryonic stem cell research after supporters claimed the state's original description was biased. Stem cell reseasrch Florence Morning News Fri, 22 Feb 2008 9:08 AM PST   In a major breakthrough, scientists implanted human stem cells into mice and found they were transformed into normal insulin-producing cells. The researchers used embryonic stem cells,  the most powerful but controversial kind, and the discovery may pave the way for an approach to treat diabetes long-term. New stem cell discovery offers hope for diabetes cure, say scientists Daily Mail Fri, 22 Feb 2008 1:43 AM PST Scientists are a step closer to curing diabetes using injections of stem cells, it emerged yesterday. The cells taken from a human embryo are capable of turning into any type of tissue, and researchers have managed to convert them into cells that alleviate the disease's symptoms Precancerous Stem Cells Can Form Tumor Blood Vessels Science Daily Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:06 AM PST Tumors require a blood supply to grow, but how this supply is acquired remains poorly understood. A new study shows that tumor blood vessels can develop from precancerous stem cells, a recently discovered type of cell that can either remain benign or become malignant. Researchers say the findings provide new information about how tumors develop blood vessels, and why drugs designed to block ...

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