Scrapping Science: Do Facts Really Matter?
Obama: "...promoting science isn’t just about providing resources—it’s about protecting free and open inquiry. It’s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it’s...
View ArticleDolly the clone: 10 years later
In 1997, Dolly was BIG NEWS. What did Dolly teach? Why did cloning attract so many oddballs, and what is the status of reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning? The Why Files honors Dolly with a...
View ArticleEmbryonic stem cells without the embryo!
Scientists learn to make human embryonic stem cells without using eggs, embryos, or legal hassles. Adding four genes to skin cells did the trick.
View ArticleStem cells + 10 years: Where are the cures?
The discovery of human embryonic stem cells seemed to offer cures for horrific diseases. After 10 years of research, was that hype? Where are the cures from stem cells?
View ArticleEmbryonic stem cells
Pres. Obama has removed some limits on studies of cells that can become any body cell. What was lost in eight years of limits on embryonic stem cells? What's ahead?
View ArticleStem cell battle resumes
A federal court has thrown the field of embryonic stem cell research into confusion. Last week, research that destroys embryos could not get federal bucks -- even if those embryos were doomed or...
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Stem Cell Magic
Red sinew-like cell with blue circle in middle This muscle cell was derived from human embryonic stem cells propagated on a synthetic hydrogel scaffold. The cell’s alpha smooth muscle actin is stained...
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Stem Cell Progress
Synopsis: Embryonic stem cells can transform themselves into every cell in your body. As the field of stem cell research continues to evolve, the debate between the medical promises and the ethical...
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Stem cell therapy: When will it help the heart?
Stem cells: When will they heal the heart? It’s been 15 years since a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher isolated embryonic stem cells — the do-anything cells that appear in early development....
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Stem cell advance
Stem cell advance Photoreceptors in the retina detect light and send nerve signals to the brain. The retinal pigment epithelium keeps the photoreceptors healthy. When it dies in age-related macular...
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