2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Knockout Mice

9 Oct, 2007 11:09 am The winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were announced this morning.

Cartilage Engineered Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells

18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Rice University researchers have engineered musculoskeletal cartilages with human embryonic stem cells, with the hope of eventually using the neotissue...

"The technique has been out for a number of years, it?s been proven to be safe"

25 Sep, 2006 10:27 am In a letter published in August in Nature online [1], Robert Lanza and his team reported a new technique to generate embryonic stem cells ?...

?I am optimistic about the ability of humans to draw the line between appropriate uses and inappropriate uses?

26 Jun, 2006 10:28 am Larry Goldstein is Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology. He reviews for Scitizen the ethical debate on stem cells...

The real value of embryonic stem cells?

10 Apr, 2006 05:58 am Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human...