• The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) commends President Barack Obama's decision today to sign an Executive Order lifting restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research. (jta.org)
  • We've got statements from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, National Jewish Democratic Council and National Council for Jewish Women on Obama's stem cell order - and they all like it. (jta.org)
  • President Obama's executive order lifting restrictions on stem cells gives scientists and researchers additional tools to help find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's and other disorders and diseases, says a leading Jewish advocacy organization. (jta.org)
  • Using these cells to create stem cell lines typically involves destroying the future embryo --which is the cause of all the stem cell hubbub.But, Obama's so hot right now, it's hard not to make the stretch and mention him. (good.is)
  • In an unusual pushback against President Obama's expansion of federal financing of human embryonic stem cell research, the University of Nebraska is considering restricting its stem cell experiments to cell lines approved by President George W. Bush. (progressivehistorians.com)
  • Coming out of the vigorous discussions surrounding President Obama's visit last Spring, I said we would look for ways to engage the Notre Dame community with the issues raised in a prayerful and meaningful way," writes Fr. (lifesitenews.com)
  • From Jeremiah Wright to William Ayers to Bernadine Dohrn, just enough of Obama's skeletons have come out of the closet and endorsed him to cast a cloud of danger over his electability as the president of the United States. (urbanconservative.com)
  •  President Obama's neophyte view of the world just got the expected slap in the face from the violent radicals of Iran: US President Barack Obama's offer to talk to Iran shows that America's policy of "domination" has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. (strata-sphere.com)
  • When one observes President Obama's unwillingness to accommodate America's four-century long religious conscience protection through his attempts to require Catholics to go against their own doctrines and beliefs, one is tempted to say that he is anti-Catholic. (4freedoms.com)
  • We see how Rove twists Obama's position to hide the moral question and make Obama look obtuse and irresponsible. (anotherthink.com)
  • Some U.S. bishops have publicly attacked Obama's support of abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research, which has fueled anticipation of a meeting between the president and the pope. (typepad.com)
  • In 2000, the National Institutes of Health issued guidelines for the use of embryonic stem cells in research, specifying that scientists receiving federal funds could use only extra embryos that would otherwise be discarded. (cnn.com)
  • Proponents, including many medical researchers and patient advocacy groups, say that the embryos (often from fertility or abortion clinics) would be discarded and that stem cell research could save countless lives. (emory.edu)
  • The issue of research involving stem cells derived from human embryos is increasingly the subject of a national debate and dinner table discussions," said President George W. Bush in a 2001 speech announcing his policy on embryonic stem cell research. (erlc.com)
  • Where do the embryos for embryonic stem cells come from? (erlc.com)
  • Currently, all human embryonic stem cell lines in use today were created from embryos generated by IVF. (erlc.com)
  • Legislation currently being discussed would allow funding for research on new stem cell lines derived from surplus embryos from fertility clinics. (bioedonline.org)
  • Next, students identify stages in the development of human embryos and compare the types and potencies of stem cells. (ca.gov)
  • Researchers there are working on technology that induces human skin cells to change into the kind of stem cells that have been created by embryos. (cbc.ca)
  • Some argue that the possibility of mimicking stem cells without acquiring them from embryos, side-steps that moral dilemma. (cbc.ca)
  • Embryonic stem cells come from embryos, embryonic germ cells from testes, and adult stem cells can come from bone marrow. (cbc.ca)
  • This new method of generating stem cells does not require embryos as starting points and could be used to generate cells from many adult tissues, such as a patient's own skin cells,' said principal author Andras Nagy, senior investigator at Mount Sinai's Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute. (cbc.ca)
  • This is largely because the stem cells are used from embryos that have been developed from fertilized eggs. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Stem cells derived from discarded embryos are more versatile for research than adult stem cells. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • But in March 2009, President Obama authorized more funding for embryonic stem-cell research, and federal guidelines now let couples donate unwanted frozen embryos to such researchers with the proviso that they cannot receive cash, services or special treatment in exchange for their donations. (jillstanek.com)
  • Kaji has hailed this discovery as a "step towards the practical use of reprogramed cells in medicine, perhaps even eliminating the need for human embryos as a source of stem cells. (theinterim.com)
  • The plaintiffs, adult stem cell researchers James Sherley and Theresa Deisher, say that NIH-funded hESC research violates Dickey-Wicker because it uses cell lines derived by destroying day-old embryos. (researchprofessionalnews.com)
  • Embryonic stem cells come from human embryos that are three to five days old. (healthline.com)
  • Today, President Obama lifted the ban on federal funding of stem-cell research using destroyed human embryos. (memeorandum.com)
  • Like Obama, McCain backs relaxing federal restrictions on financing of embryonic stem cell research while Palin - along with many ultraconservatives in the GOP - opposes that method because human embryos are destroyed. (nbcnews.com)
  • Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are stem cells that have been taken from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an embryo of about 150 cells that has not yet implanted into a woman's uterus. (erlc.com)
  • He is known throughout the scientific community for his revolutionary research in early embryo development, embryonic-cell differentiation, mechanisms of gene control, and stem cell biology. (wikipedia.org)
  • As stem cells within a developing human embryo differentiate within the cell, their capacity to diversify generally becomes more limited and their ability to generate many differentiated cell types also becomes more restricted. (erlc.com)
  • The process of obtaining stem cells leads to the destruction of the embryo from which the cells are taken. (erlc.com)
  • The predominant bioethical concern arising from this technology is that the blastocyt-stage embryo must be destroyed in the process of isolating and separating the embryonic stem cells from the inner mass region of the pre-embryo. (jcpa.org)
  • The destruction of the pre-embryo has been the critical issue in the U.S. behind imposing limits on federal government-sponsored research in embryonic stem cells. (jcpa.org)
  • President Barack Obama has cut funding to the embryo adoption program that President George W. Bush launched by in 2002. (jillstanek.com)
  • In a move that pro-lifers are calling more evidence of the Obama administration s pro-abortion slant, the White House has sought to defund the Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign in its fiscal 2013 budget. (jillstanek.com)
  • So Obama freed up funding for human embryo experimentation, made a way for parents to donate their children for dissection, and then cut funding for embryo adoption. (jillstanek.com)
  • Canadian regulations on embryonic stem cell research are woefully inadequate, but at least it is a criminal offence in this country to create a human embryo for medical research and to clone a human embryo for any purpose. (theinterim.com)
  • During the process of harvesting embryotic stem cells, the embryo is destroyed. (healthline.com)
  • And as medical researchers have begun to create pluripotent stem cells, which act like embryonic stem cells but do not require the death of an embryo, many predict that the whole debate will soon become obsolete. (secularprolife.org)
  • Scientists view stem cells as a possible gateway to curing many medical conditions, from Parkinson's disease to diabetes. (cnn.com)
  • In February 2012, early research published by scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University showed that a patient's own stem cells can be used to regenerate heart tissue and help undo damage caused by a heart attack. (cnn.com)
  • By learning how stem cells differentiate and become specialized, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of how cells in general work and what can go wrong. (erlc.com)
  • We do not know how close we are to discovering any cures, but with the new stem cell policy the administration put in place today, scientists and researchers will have additional tools to aid their work. (jta.org)
  • This policy is similar to that of other countries, including Israel, where scientists are funded by Government to study embryonic stem cells despite the aforementioned bioethical issue. (jcpa.org)
  • Scientists have been all abuzz in the last few years over stem cells - cellular magicians that promise to dazzle and amaze. (cbc.ca)
  • Scientists say embryonic stem cells are the most useful type because they have the potential to become any type of cell within the body. (cbc.ca)
  • Scientists are fascinated by the ability of stem cells to become any type of cell. (cbc.ca)
  • Having played a key role in encouraging scientists to explore alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, we should not relent in our opposition to the death-dealing procedure until it is banned and stopped altogether. (theinterim.com)
  • Embryonic stem cell research, which holds vast potential to find the cures for diseases that have baffled scientists for decades, appeared to have gained momentum last year when President Barack Obama signed an executive order making it eligible for federal funding. (rationalresponders.com)
  • Since stem cells have the ability to turn into various other types of cells, scientists believe that they can be useful for treating and understanding diseases. (healthline.com)
  • To create iPSCs, scientists genetically reprogram the adult stem cells so they behave like embryonic stem cells. (healthline.com)
  • Scientists are hoping that the cells can be made from someone's own skin to treat a disease. (healthline.com)
  • During the Bush Administration, many scientists, both inside and outside of government, asserted that the President was distorting scientific knowledge to achieve political ends. (bepress.com)
  • Also, scientists decry ruling halting embryonic stem cell research. (ranaflorida.com)
  • In August 2001, President George W. Bush announced that he would allow federal funding for about 60 existing stem cell lines created before this date. (cnn.com)
  • Above, a human stem cell colony, which is no more than 1 millimeter wide and comprises thousands of individual stem cells, grows on mouse embryonic fibroblast in a research laboratory in September 2001. (cnn.com)
  • His action overturned an order approved by President George W. Bush in August 2001 that barred the National Institutes of Health from funding research on embryonic stem cells beyond using 60 cell lines that existed at that time. (cnn.com)
  • Current policy only allows federal monies to be used for research on 21 stem cell lines that existed before 2001. (bioedonline.org)
  • Shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama signed an order to allow federal funds to be used for research on embryonic stem cell lines that were originally created since 2001-a breakthrough in the medical world since the days of former Bush administration's policies. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • According to the National Institutes of Health, more than $546 million has been spent on stem cell research since 2001. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Former President George W. Bush halted federal funding for embryonic stem cell research in 2001. (celebrationstemcellcentre.com)
  • Experts in the field of regenerative medicine believe one of the first areas of success when using stem cell-derived therapies will be the treatment of macular degeneration, which causes progressive loss of sight, and other retinal diseases. (cnn.com)
  • If stem cells can be used to produce new and differentiated cells that are damaged because of disease (such as Parkinson's disease) or injury (e.g., spinal cord damage), it would transform regenerative medicine. (erlc.com)
  • Students begin by studying planaria as a model organism using a lab protocol incorporated in the CIRM-developed Unit 2: Adult Stem Cells, Homeostasis, and Regenerative Medicine. (ca.gov)
  • President Clinton approved federal funding for stem cell research, but Congress did not fund it. (cnn.com)
  • In the United States, a political debate is raging about whether or not to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (bioedonline.org)
  • I was honored to join President Obama today as he announced his decision to permit federal support for embryonic stem cell research. (jta.org)
  • Federal support for embryonic stem cell research honors the integrity of human life by seeking to enhance the life and health of millions of Americans. (jta.org)
  • Soon after Barack Obama is sworn in as President next week, he is expected to reverse the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. (ca.gov)
  • ConnectEd California created a module exploring the government's role in medical decisions that affect people's lives, focusing on stem cell research ( Subunit 1 ) and other areas in which federal or state governments have influenced biomedical research and healthcare practices. (ca.gov)
  • Today President Obama fulfilled another campaign promise and overturned the Bush policy which restricted federal funding on destructive embryonic stem cell research. (cbc-network.org)
  • Several weeks ago, a Federal District Court Judge of the District of Columbia issued a temporary injunction on the Obama Administration's policy on human embryonic stem cell research. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • President Barack Obama has once again demonstrated his shocking disregard for the sanctity of human life by lifting the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research that was imposed by his predecessor George W. Bush. (theinterim.com)
  • The Bush administration at least limited federal funding for embryonic stem cell research to already-existing stem cell lines. (theinterim.com)
  • Now, Obama has extended federal support to research on all new, as well as old, stem cell lines produced in privately financed laboratories. (theinterim.com)
  • Stupak had just announced he was supporting the health care bill, but only after President Barack Obama committed to an executive order barring any federal money from paying for abortions. (mitchalbom.com)
  • In March 2009, just seven weeks after taking the oath of office, President Obama signed an executive order ending an eight-year ban on federal funding for virtually all human embryonic stem cell research. (umich.edu)
  • Though the judges each cited different reasons, the court unanimously sided with the NIH's interpretation-which is that while destructive cell-line derivation may not be funded with federal dollars, research with the cell lines thus produced can be. (researchprofessionalnews.com)
  • Heroic Name Given to Photo of President Obama - Soon after President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on the use federal funding of embryonic stem cells in medical research, the wizards behind the White House web site posted the photo above. (memeorandum.com)
  • May 2009 - Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day (a day established by federal law) at the White House. (4freedoms.com)
  • November 2010 - Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is "E pluribus unum" rather than "In God We Trust" as established by federal law. (4freedoms.com)
  • January 2011 - After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as ordered by the Court. (4freedoms.com)
  • April 2011 - For the first time in American history, Obama urges passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring. (4freedoms.com)
  • This procedure involved adult stem cells from the patient's bone marrow, which have never been under ethical scrutiny. (good.is)
  • The most successful stem cell treatments are those which use a patient's own cells, eliminating the risk of rejection that has long plagued ESCR. (secularprolife.org)
  • In his previous research at the Arizona Heart Institute, he took stem cells from the patient's leg to be injected into the heart. (celebrationstemcellcentre.com)
  • In December 1999, the editors of Science, the journal devoted to scientific and medical matters, called stem cell research the 'Breakthrough of the Year. (cbc.ca)
  • In January 2014, researchers announced they had developed a new method of making stem cells: by placing skin cells in an acidic environment. (cnn.com)
  • No cure exists, and many ALS patient advocacy groups and researchers believe stem cell transplants are the best hope for a therapeutic advance. (emory.edu)
  • Most researchers obtain embryonic stem cells from the inner mass of a blastocyst, an embryonic stage when a fertilized egg has divided into 128 cells. (jcpa.org)
  • However, researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute say reprogrammed cells won't eliminate the need or value of studying embryonic stem cells. (cbc.ca)
  • Researchers have developed a treatment based on an injection of neural stem cells encased in a biodegradable polymer that replaced the brain tissue in rats that had been damaged by stroke. (discovermagazine.com)
  • For the new study, which will be published in Biomaterials , the researchers used the polymer PLGA to construct tiny balls one-tenth of a millimeter thick, and loaded them with neural stem cells. (discovermagazine.com)
  • November 2011 - Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin Roosevelt's famous D-Day Prayer in the WWII Memorial. (4freedoms.com)
  • Democrat Barack Obama , who supports abortion rights, is only too happy to remind voters where McCain stands, but he tries to make his case without attracting too much attention. (nbcnews.com)
  • The candidates' carefully targeted ads on abortion and stem-cell research, topics that enflame passions among both abortion-rights proponents and opponents, illustrate how Republicans and Democrats alike are tailoring their messages to specific groups of voters. (nbcnews.com)
  • One is trying to make Obama look out of the mainstream even among abortion rights supporters by casting him as far left. (nbcnews.com)
  • reports that the Vatican 'clearly sought to accommodate' the president's schedule, an indication that Benedict is interested in meeting with Obama despite his support for abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research. (typepad.com)
  • Obama has put science over politics by removing the Bush administration's ban on this promising medical research. (jta.org)
  • When President Barack Obama was elected, the pontiff sent him a warmly worded telegram and a promise of his prayers, but when they met at the Vatican the next year, the pope spoke clearly about the church's objections to the administration's policies on several life issues, including abortion and embryonic stem cell research. (catholicsun.org)
  • John Jenkins, who was the subject of heavy criticism earlier this year for honoring pro-abortion President Barack Obama at the university's commencement ceremonies in May, has issued a letter to the Notre Dame community outlining various pro-life initiatives the university will be undertaking. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Chicago, Ill. -Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League and its national director are calling on Notre Dame University President, Rev. John Jenkins, to withdraw his invitation to Barack Obama to deliver a commencement address there on May 17. (prolifeaction.org)
  • In May 2011, stem cell therapy in sports medicine was spotlighted after New York Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon was revealed to have had fat and bone marrow stem cells injected into his injured elbow and shoulder while in the Dominican Republic. (cnn.com)
  • In addition, specific proteins or biological substances can be added to these stem cell cultures to transform them in the laboratory into a large variety of specialized cell types, such as nerve, liver, muscle, bone, and blood cells. (jcpa.org)
  • For example, hematopoietic stem cells are a type of adult stem cell found in bone marrow. (healthline.com)
  • Doctors have been performing stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, for decades using hematopoietic stem cells in order to treat certain types of cancer. (healthline.com)
  • Dib recently completed a Phase I clinical trial for chronic heart failure patients that centered around injecting adult bone-marrow stem cells into the damaged area of the heart. (celebrationstemcellcentre.com)
  • Lund said she created the stem cell center to help supply bone marrow stem cells for Dib's research. (celebrationstemcellcentre.com)
  • Stem cell research is, in part, a quest to understand cellular differentiation, the process by which a human being develops from one fertilized cell into a multicellular organism composed of over 200 different cell types - for example muscle, nerve, blood cell, or kidney. (jcpa.org)
  • Cellular differentiation begins with the fertilized egg which serves as the identifying characteristic of an embryonic stem cell. (jcpa.org)
  • In 2009, in a major reversal of U.S. policy, President Obama signed an executive order pledging to "vigorously support" embryonic stem cell research. (jcpa.org)
  • On Jan. 22, Obama signed an executive order prohibiting interrogation methods used by the Bush administration to extract information from accused terrorists. (anotherthink.com)
  • Bart Stupak had been an Eagle Scout from the Upper Peninsula, a law school grad, a police officer, a small-town Democratic congressman with strong Christian ties and an intractable anti-abortion record who had voted to ban partial-birth abortions, to forbid human cloning and to stop embryonic stem cell research. (mitchalbom.com)
  • The bills would make conducting medical research on stem cells derived from abortions a five-year felony. (umich.edu)
  • Stem cell decision ignites right's ire - He called for reducing abortions and seeking common ground on one of the nation's most divisive issues - promises that led some on the right to think maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama was a different kind of Democrat. (memeorandum.com)
  • The ALS trial at Emory uses fetal neural stem cells, not embryonic stem cells. (emory.edu)
  • On October 20, 2010, Emory neurosurgeon Nicholas Boulis, who developed the technique to deliver the stem cells, and his team carefully exposed Conley's spinal cord and delivered five injections-each containing about 100,000 neural stem cells-directly into the bottom of his cord. (emory.edu)
  • What I'm hoping for is that these neural stem cells will protect the cells that are still there and possibly even allow the sick cells to reconnect with the muscles," Glass says. (emory.edu)
  • An expectant grandfather, Conley considers this experimental surgery a gift-not just to himself and his family, on the chance that it might slow the progression of his disease, but to others with neurological diseases who might be helped by advances in stem cell therapies. (emory.edu)
  • Two days after he became President Obama, the government gave its approval for the first-ever human trials using therapies derived from this controversial area of science. (technewsworld.com)
  • In May 2007, Ontario and California announced a $30-million stem cell research deal aimed at finding new therapies for those diseases. (cbc.ca)
  • President Bush's false claims that Iraq was involved with 9/11 and had weapons of mass destruction brought about one of America's darkest foreign adventures. (blogs.com)
  • Democrats say President Bush's Supreme Court selections of conservatives John Roberts and Samuel Alito gave Obama an opening to press the issue. (nbcnews.com)
  • Emory neurosurgeon Nicholas Boulis developed a technique to deliver stem cell injections straight into the spinal cord of ALS patients, with the hope of slowing or halting the disease. (emory.edu)
  • About six months ago, on the eve of his fifty-ninth birthday, John Conley was preparing to let neurosurgeons at Emory University Hospital inject stem cells into his spinal cord. (emory.edu)
  • Conley is one of a handful of patients selected out of hundreds of applicants with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to be part of the first clinical trial in the country to focus on the safety of injecting human stem cells directly into the spinal cord as a possible treatment for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. (emory.edu)
  • Motor neuron cells begin to die off in individuals with ALS, and the spinal cord isn't able to send messages to muscles, which causes them to atrophy. (emory.edu)
  • Opening new cell lines for study and providing funding opportunities for this research greatly increases the prospects of developing treatments and cures for debilitating conditions such as breast and prostate cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and spinal cord injury. (jta.org)
  • And given even in today's news, the story of the little girls who's blindness was treated using her own cord blood stem cells, this executive order continues to obscure the facts and realities of where the real cures and promise are happening now. (cbc-network.org)
  • The first clinical trials involving a patient receiving human embryonic stem cells began in October 2010 at the Shepard Center, a spinal cord injury hospital in Atlanta. (cbc.ca)
  • I have just learned that you, as President of the University of Notre Dame, have invited President Barack Obama to be the graduation commencement speaker at the University's exercises on May 17, 2009. (sanctepater.com)
  • We strongly support the President's decision to repeal the limits on embryonic stem cell research and now call on Congress to codify this Executive Order into law. (jta.org)
  • At UC Davis Veterinary Hospital, competitive performance horses receive stem cell treatments that are still off limits to humans. (ca.gov)
  • Reform Jews and the American public at large understand and support what experts have strongly maintained: Embryonic stem cells continue to hold the most promise for breakthroughs in life-saving techniques. (jta.org)
  • Breakthroughs have been made in tumor medication because of research and testing done on cancerous cells that were a product of embryonic stem cell testing. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Instead, McCain's commercial focused on stem cell research and said he will invest more money in research to prevent disease and find medical breakthroughs to "help free families from the fear and devastation of illness. (nbcnews.com)
  • Barack Obama is a dangerous political opponent for John McCain. (urbanconservative.com)
  • John McCain might not be your ideal Republican candidate, but he deserves your vote precisely for who he isn't: Barack Obama. (urbanconservative.com)
  • What follows are the five reasons I'm voting for John McCain and against Barack Obama. (urbanconservative.com)
  • Obama is calling out McCain in ads that say the GOP nominee takes an "extreme position on choice" and "will make abortion illegal. (nbcnews.com)
  • McCain, for his part, is responding with radio commercials promising to support stem cell research to "unlock the mystery of cancer, diabetes, heart disease. (nbcnews.com)
  • Women are more worried now about the future of the court than in either of the last two election cycles, and Obama has been tapping into that and making this issue a big difference between him and McCain," said Democratic analyst Jenny Backus. (nbcnews.com)
  • For the Obama people to try to make McCain into this passionate pro-lifer, it doesn't make any sense," said Rich Galen, a Republican operative. (nbcnews.com)
  • Countering that effort, McCain rolled out his own radio ad aimed at sending a message that he's not as far right on abortion as Obama makes him seem - though he never mentions that procedure. (nbcnews.com)
  • They are probably beginning to do a bit of an early panic as the polls now mostly show McCain beating Obama in the general election. (blogspot.com)
  • I find it amazing that when President Bush issued the executive order on embryonic stem cell research - which I agreed with - all these pro-life groups such as National Right to Life applauded it. (mitchalbom.com)
  • The cutoff of funds for ASCR was accomplished in Section 5, revoking a prior executive order by former president George W. Bush. (secularprolife.org)
  • In controlling the scientific output of government agencies, President Bush acted consistently with unitary executive theory. (bepress.com)
  • Starting from his first week in office, President Obama has enacted a string of executive orders, appointments and policy decisions that contradict Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life-a teaching that Notre Dame is supposed to uphold," said Scheidler. (prolifeaction.org)
  • They become familiar with current U.S. stem cell research policies and regulations, issues regarding private and public funding, and how stem cells may be used to treat diseases and advance scientific knowledge. (ca.gov)
  • While there is a great deal published on the potential medical applications of stem cell research to treat or cure diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, and heart disease, much less has been published on the future impact of stem cell research in reproductive medicine. (jcpa.org)
  • Since then, there has been a flurry of announcements about developments in stem cell research and hints of promising treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. (cbc.ca)
  • Adult stem cells are of far more limited research value than embryonic stem cell which hold more promise against diseases and neurological damage such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Jenkins' statement of support for the pro-life cause, they insist that Jenkins' desire is impossible to achieve while the university president refuses to request leniency for the 88 peaceful pro-life protesters that the university had arrested on the day of the commencement. (lifesitenews.com)
  • His Excellency John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, has joined a growing list of US bishops in opposition to the University of Notre Dame's decision to honor and host President Barack Obama at commencement in May. (sanctepater.com)
  • While exploring the ethics of stem cell research, students develop an awareness of the many shades of gray among the viewpoints of stakeholders in the debate. (ca.gov)
  • But there has been intense debate over the use of stem cells. (cbc.ca)
  • We need to be informed about the embryonic stem cell debate to be effective advocates for this tiniest form of human life. (preachingtoday.com)
  • The debate over embryonic stem cell research rages on and on. (preachingtoday.com)
  • Today it was confirmed, the story that broke yesterday, that a top staff member for the Obama campaign called Canada's ambassador and gave him a heads-up before the debate this week. (blogspot.com)
  • The term adult stem cells simply refers to any non-embryonic stem cell, whether taken from a fetus, a child or an adult. (erlc.com)
  • Similarly, when the fertilized egg divides from two cells into four cells, each of these four cells has the potential to individually form a human fetus. (jcpa.org)
  • However, by the time the fertilized egg divides into 8 or 16 cells something changes and each respective cell, if separated, no longer has the potential to create a fetus. (jcpa.org)
  • The stem cells derived from the inner mass of a blastocyst lack the ability to form a fetus when implanted into a woman, but are self-renewing and can be maintained for long periods of time in the laboratory as undifferentiated stem cells. (jcpa.org)
  • Their devotion to Obama mimics that of radical Christians to Jesus Christ. (urbanconservative.com)
  • April 2008 - Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they "cling to guns or religion" and have an "antipathy to people who aren't like them. (4freedoms.com)
  • Most recently, in April 2013, envelopes containing powdered ricin were sent to President Obama and US Senator, Roger Wicker. (bioedonline.org)
  • The former senator for Indiana was nominated for the post by president Joe Biden in October 2021. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Let's remember, however, that Barack Obama was a lawyer before he became a senator. (urbanconservative.com)
  • There is a Hillary Clinton campaign ad playing on television here in Texas, and only in Texas if the reporting is correct, that speaks to the lack of experience of Senator Obama as far as national security is concerned. (blogspot.com)
  • It's a bit of a farce he perpetuates, though, as he was a senator in the Illinois state legislature, therefore, had no vote on the permission for President Bush to use force. (blogspot.com)
  • In addition, Obama has summoned the Congress to "act on a bipartisan basis to provide further support for this research. (theinterim.com)
  • There are two main reasons stem cells are of interest to both scientific and medical research. (erlc.com)
  • The unique educational content found on this site was developed collaboratively with award-winning high school educators, international stem cell organizations, and professional medical animators-creating dynamic and engaging educational resources that teach pertinent cellular biology topics through the lens of stem cells and cellular reprogramming. (ca.gov)
  • Obama has even gone so far as to suggest that the Congress should authorize human cloning for medical research. (theinterim.com)
  • Why, though, can Obama not grasp that human cloning for medical research is also dangerous and profoundly wrong, if only because it is all too likely to lead to human cloning for reproduction? (theinterim.com)
  • February 2009 - Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February 2011. (4freedoms.com)
  • August 2011 - The Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override religious conscience protections for medical workers in the areas of abortion and contraception. (4freedoms.com)
  • In November 2010, William Caldwell, CEO of Advanced Cell Technology, said the FDA had granted approval for his company to start a clinical trial using cells grown from human embryonic stem cells. (cnn.com)
  • A stem cell line is a family of constantly dividing cells, the product of a single group of stem cells, which can be grown indefinitely in the laboratory. (erlc.com)
  • The petition organized by The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) urging Notre Dame President Father Jenkins to rescind the invitation has grown to more than 220,000 signatures . (sanctepater.com)
  • These cells can give rise to virtually any other type of cell in the body. (healthline.com)
  • But as a person of faith, Obama should also understand that the biblical commandment "Thou shalt not kill" prohibits the deliberate killing of any innocent human being. (theinterim.com)
  • Nienstedt wrote that President Obama is an "anti-Catholic politician" and whose "deliberate disregard of the unborn" does not deserve Notre Dame's "public support. (sanctepater.com)
  • He has indicated, especially since he took office, his deliberate disregard of the unborn by lifting the ban on embryonic stem cell research, by promoting the FOCA agenda and by his open support for gay rights throughout this country. (sanctepater.com)
  • I can appreciate why the right is angry that President Obama disagrees with conservative activists about culture-war issues. (memeorandum.com)
  • He also doesn't publicize that his running mate, Sarah Palin, is more conservative than he is on both abortion and embryonic stem cell research. (nbcnews.com)
  • Though the outcome, no matter what, will leave one side affronted, it would be most beneficial to the millions who are sick and have been putting faith in the results of the research to continue with the studies and testing of the cell lines. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • The order reversed the policy of his predecessor, President George W. Bush, who had limited the funding to 21 existing cell lines and vetoed legislation to extend the research. (rationalresponders.com)
  • But stem cell trials and treatments remain highly controversial. (emory.edu)
  • While he acknowledged the ethical and moral difference dividing people in these stem cell debates, he could have pointed to the mounting evidence that embryonic stem cell research has not only moral problems but is not necessary if we are serious about cures and treatments for sick patients. (cbc-network.org)
  • First, stem cells provide a valuable tool for studying both normal and abnormal cellular processes. (erlc.com)
  • In 2005, Connecticut and Illinois designated state funds to support stem cell research in their states. (cnn.com)
  • Our 2003 Resolution on Stem Cell Research outlines our strong support for both adult and embryonic stem cell research, and we were honored and inspired when Michael J. Fox joined us at our 2005 Consultation on Conscience and the 2007 URJ Biennial Convention, along with other speakers to discuss the importance of this work. (jta.org)
  • Previous stem cell research in rats with stroke damage had seen some success, but was limited by the tendency of the cells, which lack structural support, to migrate into tissue outside the targeted area. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Thomas Brejcha, President & Chief Counsel of the pro-life law firm, the St. Thomas More Society, told LifeSiteNews.com that he was "encouraged" by Jenkins' expression of support for the pro-life cause. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Above, dozens of packages containing frozen embryonic stem cells remain in liquid nitrogen in a laboratory at the University of Sao Paulo's human genome research center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in March 2008. (cnn.com)
  • They can be frozen in cell banks for use in the future. (healthline.com)
  • The Genetics Policy Institute, the Canadian Stem Cell Network, and Radiant 3D Animation Studio bring you Stem Cell School , an educational website designed for high school and undergraduate level life-science educators. (ca.gov)
  • It contains stem cell biology, ethics, and policy information and teaching resources. (ca.gov)
  • Surrounded by those who had long rejected the Bush policy as "anti-science", the President stated his order would lift that restriction and allow the U.S. to lead the world in scientific discovery, which he hoped would possibly, someday, maybe not in our lifetime, lead to cures for sick people. (cbc-network.org)
  • In announcing the new policy, Obama professed: "As a person of faith, I believe we are called to care for each other and work to ease human suffering. (theinterim.com)
  • In particular, the article assesses the legality of two high profile instances in which President Bush allegedly distorted scientific data to achieve his policy objectives: global climate change and human embryonic stem cell research. (bepress.com)
  • As our nation continues to struggle with the morality and legality of abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and related issues, we must seek steps to witness to the sanctity of life. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Obama would have the United States Congress legalize both of these dangerous and immoral procedures. (theinterim.com)
  • We need Congress to step up and pass legislation that wipes away Dickey-Wicker by clarifying the guidelines for conducting research on embryonic stem cells," he said. (researchprofessionalnews.com)
  • A bridge outside Tuscumbia is the first project to have been undertaken with funds from the $787 billion stimulus package recently passed by Congress and signed by the President. (ailbe.org)