A new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll came to the not-so-startling conclusion that most Americans support using embryos left over from in vitro fertilization for research purposes, including human embryonic stem cell research. According to the report, Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll that conducted to online survey said:"Even among Catholics and born-again Christians, relatively few … Continue reading New poll finds widespread support for stem cell research

Stem Cell Awareness Day is underway, which is both true and practically rhymes, making it a fitting opening for a post about poems.We held the second annual poetry contest this year in conjunction with events and seminars being held worldwide. Entries were judged by Don Reed, sponsor of the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research … Continue reading Stem cell awareness, poetry, and the blues

On Monday the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Robert Edwards for his efforts to make in vitro fertilization a reality. The Nobel Prize-winning discovery not only allowed millions of couples to start families, it opened up the field of stem cell research.According to the Nobel Prize press release: Approximately four million individuals … Continue reading Nobel-winning IVF work laid groundwork for stem cell research

Any excuse to link stem cell research and a favorite activity...In the top 10 list of our most popular entries, spinal cord injury ranked among the topics of most interest to readers. And for good reason. It's the first condition to be approved for an embryonic stem cell trial. It's also a terrible condition in … Continue reading Running, cycling and swimming for a cure

This blog is turning 100 -- posts that is. On the eve of our centenial, here's a top 10 of what's hot:1: Geron to begin stem cell trial for spinal cord injury2: UC Irvine Opens the Sue & Bill Gross Hall3: iPS cells and embryonic stem cells -- similar but not the same4: CIRM grantee … Continue reading What’s hot at 100?