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STEMCELL Technologies, Inc. Licenses Geron Intellectual Property for the Development of Media and Matrices for Stem Cell Growth (Business Wire)

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:52:00 GMT

STEMCELL Technologies, Inc. Licenses Geron Intellectual Property for the Development of Media and Matrices for Stem Cell GrowthVANCOUVER & MENLO PARK, Calif.--()--STEMCELL Technologies, Inc. and Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced that Geron has granted a license to STEMCELL Technologies (“STEMCELL”) under Geron intellectual property relating to primate pluripotent stem cells,...

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Conference to Highlight Rochester Stem Cell Research (CloningResources.com: Cloning News,)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:44:29 GMT

A half-day symposium showcasing research in the field of stem cell biology at the University of Rochester will be held on May 23.

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Attitudes To Stem Cell Research Examined (Science Daily)

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly to the moral issues posed by many of its applications. In general, the use of spare embryos left over from fertility treatments meets with a high level of acceptance (most notably in Denmark and Sweden...

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BBVA Foundation international study on attitudes to stem cell research (Eurekalert)

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In general, the use of spare embryos left over from fertility treatments meets with a high level of acceptance (most notably in Denmark and Sweden with mean scores of 6.8 and 6.7 respectively on an acceptance scale from 0 to 10). Conversely, opinions are divided over the creation of embryos for biomedical research, with ethical reservations being voiced in most countries (lowest levels of acceptance...

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How the Valley put Obama over the top (The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:19:00 GMT

... years we're going to be running this country. We're going to give equal rights to gay people, fund stem-cell research, teach evolution, take down the fence on the Mexican border, and make sure abortion stays safe and legal. We're going to pull out of Iraq, shut down Gitmo, and stop torturing people. And yeah. A black dude with a Muslim-sounding name and degrees from Columbia...

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The Poor Line Preacher’s Pockets (The Indypendent)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:01:15 GMT

... liberal media and, like most fundamentalists, oppose abortion, church-state separation, stem cell research, homosexuality and gay marriage. Posner, a lawyer turned investigative journalist, wrote God's Profits to shed light on the religious chicanery that has bamboozled thousands of working- class people into donating millions to hard-talking preachers who promise them eternal salvation....

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Can science help check greed? (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:17:14 GMT

... scientists and authors will develop a scientific methodology to control greed… even making use of stem cell research.” Earlier, the author Rekha Shetty spoke about the book.Stories in this SectionArchivesFeatures: Stories in this SectionArchivesFeatures: The Hindu Group: Group Sites: Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen...

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[NEWS] ITALY: A Plea for 'Transparent' Funding (Science Mag)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:33:36 GMT

A furor over political meddling in grants for stem cell research in Italy has erupted into a broad protest about favoritism and the lack of peer review in deciding who receives national science funding. Author: Laura Margottini

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The Soul Searching Continues (Balloon Juice)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:56:13 GMT

... for bloated budgets and huge deficits and diddling pages and secret detention and opposition to stem cell research and hostility to homosexuality and torture and domestic surveillance and permanent war and the Bankruptcy Bill and Terri Schiavo and the Prescription Drug Plan and the failed response to Katrina and blocking SCHIP and the breakdown of the military and and Global...

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World Renowned Spinal Cord Specialist, Dr. Martin Grumet, from Rutgers University, to Visit BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics' Headquarters to Discuss Experiment Results (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:36:00 GMT

NEW YORK & PETACH TIKVAH, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, is pleased to

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In Advance of that Laura Debate ... (David Frum's Diary)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:17:38 GMT

... choice and social security reform? Unpopular! Conservative social stances on Terri Schiavo, stem-cell research, etc.? Way unpopular!I happen personally to support many of these down-the-line old-school conservative principles. But we have to recognize reality here. The country has changed and has thrown up new problems. In 1980, the American economy was emerging from a decade of sluggish...

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Thread: 1039531472320466265. Post by Davis (Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:33:20 GMT

Desperado's post revealed the first element of the GOP's "Change you Deserve", after thinking hard for months. It's...Family Issues! Yes! Marriage Amendment, anti-embyonic stem cell research, etc. Yeah, that'll get our minds off the shitty economy. How did this clueless bunch get control of the country so thoroughly? Oh, right, fear mongering and appeals to bigotry.

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Editorial: Provenza, Chamberlain for supervisor in Yolo (Sacramento Bee)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The 4th District includes a big chunk of the city of Davis, the heart of the slow-growth movement in the county. When Yolo supervisors even dared to discuss the possibility of permitting a housing development attached to a much-coveted stem cell research facility proposed on county land at the edge of Davis, activists threatened a recall campaign. It's just one indication of how careful...

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Obama is not Christian but Muslim (RenewAmerica columns)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:31:37 GMT

(Grant Swank) - Per Andrea Useem of Religion News Service, the Pew Research Center poll reveals that one in 10 Americans say B. Hussein Obama is Muslim, not Christian. Obama denies that he is Muslim. That must make American Muslims feel quite comfortable...

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Religion must not block progress (New Statesman)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Finally, on 19 May, MPs will get their chance to lay hands on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. After waiting weeks to discover if they would be allowed free votes over its most contentious elements, the bill is now to be subjected to the amendments desperately sought by religious and right-wing groups: curtailing stem-cell research, stopping the creation of saviour siblings...

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STEMCELL Technologies, Inc. Licenses Geron Intellectual Property for the Development of Media and .. (EuroInvestor.co.uk)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:11:49 GMT

STEMCELL Technologies, Inc. and Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced that Geron has granted a license to STEMCELL Technologies (“STEMCELL”) under Geron intellectual property relating to primate pluripotent stem cells, including human embryonic stem cells. The non-exclusive license provides STEMCELL with rights under certain Geron patents to develop,...

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Stop Florida from damaging another election (Change In Tallahassee)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:43:00 GMT

... prior to exercising a woman's right to choose. - Supported legislation criminalizing embryonic stem cell research - Voted specifically to exclude mental and physical disabilities and sexual orientation from enumerated categories of bullying in anti-bullying legislation. - Voted to change Florida law to allow people to take their guns to work. We may not all be Florida Democrats,...

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Republicans Don't Get It Because They Don't Want To Get It (Dr. Melissa Clouthier)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT

The Republicans and the rest of the country will pay come this Fall. If it's a close race , a Democrat will win . Every. Time. Why? Because the Republicans still don't get it. Forget the social issues--abortion, gay marriage, embryonic stem cell research--they don't matter. Oh, they matter. Blah. Blah. People have strong opinions on them. People might change their votes between...

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Provocative New Book Exposes Assault on American Freedom (PR News Wire )

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT

... fundamentalist (or other true-believing Christian) for his views on abortion, contraception, stem-cell research, evolution, gay rights, scriptural infallibility, or any other political or religious issue, you are denounced as an anti-religious bigot. Professed religious conviction has always insulated believers from criticism. "President Bush's political guru, Karl Rove, and...

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Britain's Brown ponders reality TV offer (kansascity.com)

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:23:00 GMT

... defeat looming next week, and emotive parliamentary battles over terror laws, abortion and stem cell research pending, one governing Labour lawmaker has suggested Brown is likely to be soon deposed.

Brown was scheduled Wednesday to give lawmakers in a speech to Parliament a preview of next year's legislative program, outlining proposed new laws focused on supporting families,...

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