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Standards In Stem Cell Research Science Daily Fri, 18 Jul 2008 5:09 AM PDT Standards in stem cell research help both scientists and regulators to manage uncertainty and the unknown, according to new research. Efforts to standardize practices across different labs is, however, a balancing act where the autonomy of scientists and fragility of living material need to be weighed against the need for comparable data. Proposed Stem Cell Legislation: Another Stealth Attempt to Ignore the Will of Voters? Christian News Wire Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:11 AM PDT TRENTON , New Jersey, July 18 / Christian Newswire / -- Just last November, New Jersey voters soundly and resoundingly rejected a scheme to borrow $450 million for stem cell research because our citizens did not want more debt and higher taxes for impractical and immoral embryonic stem cell research. Consumer groups file appeal to WARF stem cell patents The Business Journal of Milwaukee Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:38 PM PDT Two consumer groups that had challenged three key human embryonic stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation said Friday that they have filed an appeal to the patent office's decision to uphold the patents. Standards In Stem Cell Research BioresearchOnline Fri, 18 Jul 2008 4:55 AM PDT Standards in stem cell research help both scientists and regulators to manage uncertainty and the unknown, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council Stem-cell donors needed to treat leukaemia patients Việt Nam News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 3:49 AM PDT HA NOI — The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion is facing difficulties in finding suitable stem-cell donors to treat leukaemia patients, said director Nguyen Anh Tri yesterday. California Institute For Regenerative Medicine To Fund Stem Cell Research At Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Medical News Today Fri, 18 Jul 2008 2:11 AM PDT The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a planning grant to the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute to support its researchers in their study of regenerative stem cell-based approaches to heart attacks, congestive heart failure and pacing abnormalities. BIOTECH: Two local stem cell companies unite for diabetes treatment North County Times Fri, 18 Jul 2008 0:57 AM PDT OCEANSIDE ---- International Stem Cell Corp. said Thursday it will make human insulin-producing cells in collaboration with Novocell Inc. of La Jolla. If successful, the collaboration could result in a new treatment for diabetes. Biotech Companies, Investors Look to Adult Stem Cells The Online NewsHour Fri, 18 Jul 2008 4:17 PM PDT In June, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it was investing $3 million in the biotech startup EyeCyte, which is developing adult stem cell-based treatments for eye diseases. It's the latest in a string of recent startups aiming to commercialize such research. Consumer Groups File Appeal on Challenge of Human Stem Cell Patent Held By WARF PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:40 AM PDT Two consumer groups today filed an appeal in their challenge of a controversial patent on human embryonic stem cells held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

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