Embryonic stem cell research winter ends
Published in The Hindu on March 12, 2009 By signing an executive order, President Barack Obama on March 9 has
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A decade of embryonic stem cell research
Published in The Hindu on November 13, 2008 Medical science got a big boost when James Thomson of the University
Read MoreEditorial: New hope for stem cell research
Published in The Hindu on November 8, 2008 The seven-year embryonic stem cell research winter brought about by George W.
Read MoreCatherine Verfaillie: Another stem cell fraudster
Published in The Hindu on October 30, 2008 Catherine Verfaillie, a University of Minnesota stem cell researcher, has followed in
Read MoreEditorial: Regulating stem cell research
Published in The Hindu on July 25, 2008 The saga of preparing the guidelines for stem cell research and therapy
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Managing diseases using stem cells
Cell based diseases such Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and diabetes were seen as the first candidates for being cured using stem cell
Read MorePublic stem cell bank: dump not, donate cord blood
The Jeevan Blood Bank, based in Chennai, plans to launch Jeevan Stem Cell Bank before the end of March. The
Read MoreEditorial: Beyond the primate barrier
Published in The Hindu on December 26, 2007 By successfully cloning monkey embryos and producing two lines of embryonic stem
Read MoreEditorial: A fine initiative
Published in The Hindu on October 24, 2007 The recent announcement of a public-private partnership by three Europe-based pharmaceutical companies
Read MoreEditorial: Of mice and men
Published in The Hindu on October 19, 2007 The Nobel Prize for medicine awarded this year to three scientists is
Read MoreCatherine Verfaillie: Another stem cell fraud surfaces
Published in The Hindu on April 12, 2007 Even as the U.S. senate debates on expanding federal funding for embryonic
Read MoreStem cell lines: Misrepresentation of information in report
Published in The Hindu on January 25, 2007 In what may appear as yet another attempt by the Bush administration
Read MoreHow adult stem cells injected into heart improve its function
Published in The Hindu on October 26, 2006 He is the only person so far to get the U.S. Food
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