Stem Cell Research
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New stem cell lines approved for federal funding
Washington Post - Thu Dec 3, 12:00 am ETThe Obama administration has begun approving new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are eligible for federally funded experiments, opening the way for millions of taxpayer dollars to be used to conduct research that was put off-limits by President George W. Bush.
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U.S. approves first "ethical" human stem cell lines
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 1:48 pm ETThe U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March.
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U.S. Lets NIH Make Stem-Cell Lines Available for Study
Time Magazine - Wed Dec 2, 6:39 pm ETIn a move long awaited by stem-cell researchers, the National Institutes of Health finally made available the first 13 new stem-cell lines eligible for federally funded study
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U.S. Lets NIH Make Stem-Cell Lines Available for Study
Time Magazine - Wed Dec 2, 6:35 pm ETIn a move long awaited by stem-cell researchers, the National Institutes of Health finally made available the first 13 new stem-cell lines eligible for federally funded study
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U-M to accept embryos for research
Detroit Free Press - Tue Dec 8, 3:50 pm ETUniversity of Michigan officials announced today they have established procedures to accept donated human embryos that will be used in stem cell research.
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Stem cell research shows promise in state
Stamford Advocate - Sun Dec 6, 11:16 am ETIt happens a million times a minute in just about every animal species on the planet, from flatworms to humans. Sperm meets egg. Cells divide. Soon, an embryo appears.
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13 new lines approved for stem cell study
USA Today - Wed Dec 2, 8:27 pm ETHealth officials Wednesday gave the green light to federally funded research on 13 human embryonic stem cell lines.
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US OK’s 13 human stem cell lines
Boston Globe - Wed Dec 2, 11:13 pm ETWASHINGTON - The Obama administration yesterday approved the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but also most contentious fields of biomedical research.
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First New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Approved for U.S. (Update2)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 3:43 pm ETStem cells taken from days-old human embryos can be kept alive indefinitely in solution, and have the ability to turn into about 200 cell types in the body. Use of these so-called cell lines is opposed by some people because extracting them destroys the embryos.
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New embryonic stem-cell lines get green light
Seattle Times - Thu Dec 3, 3:18 am ETThe Obama administration approves the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but also most contentious fields of biomedical research.
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More Stem Cells Get OK For Government Funding
NPR - Wed Dec 2, 1:37 pm ETThe National Institutes of Health says 13 previously off-limits human embryonic stem cell lines can now be studied with public funds. The move comes after President Obama lifted restrictions on stem cell research put in place by the Bush administration.
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New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research
Provo Daily Herald - Thu Dec 3, 3:20 am ETWASHINGTON -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new
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First New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Approved for U.S. (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 3:36 pm ETStem cells taken from days-old human embryos can be kept alive indefinitely in solution, and have the ability to turn into about 200 cell types in the body. Use of these so-called stem lines is opposed by some people because extracting them destroys the embryos.
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells Get NIH Nod
WebMD - Wed Dec 2, 5:39 pm ETThe U.S. NIH has approved the first 13 human embryonic stem cell lines made eligible for research by the Obama administration's new ethical guidelines.
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NIH approves 13 embryonic stem-cell lines
National Catholic Reporter - Thu Dec 3, 10:57 am ETWASHINGTON -- Thirteen human embryonic stem-cell lines have been approved for use in federally funded research and approval of many more lines is expected to follow, the head of the National Institutes of Health announced Dec. 2.
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Study On Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cell Mobilization Presented At American Society Of Hematology Annual Meeting On December 5, 2009
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