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Scientists have rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
A Boston doctor now has the official approval to proceed with tax-funded research on human embryonic stem cell lines. He explains what that means for his work.
Washington -- 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 an era for the potentially life-saving field.
Stem 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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WASHINGTON - 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.
The 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.
The 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.
WASHINGTON -- 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
Stem 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.
The 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.
WASHINGTON -- 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.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday 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.
WASHINGTON — Scientists can start using taxpayer money 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 era for the potentially lifesaving field.
The number of human embryonic stem-cell lines eligible to be used in government-funded research just went up by 13.
Scientists received a green light Wednesday to apply for use of 13 human embryonic stem-cell lines from an approved list developed by the National Institutes of Health, the government's prime medical research agency. In making the announcement, Dr. Francis S. Collins, NIH director, said the decision was in accord with guidelines adopted in July and more lines, called batches, are likely to be ...
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