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New VC fund aims for dozen stem cell firms BizJournals Sun, 27 Jul 2008 9:51 PM PDT A $225 million venture fund -- the first exclusively aimed at emerging stem cell companies -- looks to line up its lead investors by the end of the year, possibly by the end of September. Stem cell funds face roadblock BizJournals Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:29 PM PDT With a $3 billion pot of stem cell research cash in the balance, California legislators want to shift money away from politically explosive human embryonic stem cells to emerging forms of stem cells. Corzine panned for continuing push for stem-cell research Asbury Park Press Sun, 27 Jul 2008 3:53 AM PDT Gov. Corzine is facing criticism for pushing New Jersey as a state where stem-cell study can flourish, less than a year after voters rejected a state plan to borrow millions to encourage the controversial research. Global Stem Cell Forum In China Showcases Cutting Edge Research, Focuses On New Findings For IPS Cells Medical News Today Sun, 27 Jul 2008 1:13 AM PDT Over 300 of China's top stem cell biologists and researchers from around the globe shared their latest results and held China's first ever symposium on advanced induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell research during the just concluded first annual 2008 China Stem Cell Technology Forum at the China Medical City complex in Taizhou, China. At the Forum, which was chaired by Dr. Clinton woman to get stem cell transplant in China The Greenville News Sun, 27 Jul 2008 5:51 AM PDT Sonya Watson hasn't walked since a terrifying wreck left her a quadriplegic, but she still dreams of getting out of her wheelchair. Donn.Rubin@Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures BizJournals Sun, 27 Jul 2008 9:05 PM PDT As chairman of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, Donn Rubin led the successful effort to pass the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, Amendment 2 to the Missouri Constitution, approved by voters in November 2006. S. Korea mulling research request for disgraced cloning expert Straits Times Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:20 PM PDT SEOUL - SOUTH Korea will decide this week whether to let disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo Suk resume human stem cell research, officials said. Hwang's claims that he created the first human stem cells through cloning were ruled to be bogus and he is banned from research using human eggs. Humanity on the edge of longevity leap, futurist predicts Ottawa Citizen Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:19 AM PDT Genetic science, stem-cell research and extreme caloric restriction are all part of a burgeoning "immortality industry" that could soon point the way to a fountain of youth with the potential to stretch the human life span to 125 or 150 years, says a sociologist and consultant on future studies. The Hindu Business Line : 'We plan to bring out innovative tailor-made cells for diseases' The Hindu Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:20 AM PDT Stem cells are unspecialised cells that can self-renew indefinitely and also differentiate into more mature specialised functional cells. In some adult organs, stem cells can give rise to more than one specialised cell type within that organ.

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