On AlterNet: stem cells

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "stem cells"

Why the Stem Cell Reversal Is Not a Total Victory

Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium AlterNet: Health and Wellness. March 11, 2009.

The full implications of the reversal are more complicated than you might suppose.

Stem Cells, Science and Beating Back Bush

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. March 9, 2009.

This is an "unsubtle ... repudiation of the Bush administration and its attitude towards science."

Obama Gets Stem Cell Research Right

William Rivers Pitt, TruthOut.org. February 18, 2009.

We can finally dream of incurable diseases being cured. Welcome, at last, to the 21st century.

Stem Cell Research Heads for a Renaissance

Rick Weiss, Science Progress. November 24, 2008.

New stem cell therapies may be a step closer to being tested in humans.

Neoconservatism, the Catholic Church And Stem Cells

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. April 12, 2007.

Frank Cocozzelli: Stem Cell therapies are consistent with Christian thought...

Mothers' Wombs Could Provide Stem Cells Without Ethical Controversy

Alok Jha, The Guardian. January 9, 2007.

A new process for harvesting stem cells could satisfy anti-abortion campaigners because it does not require using embryos.

Stem-Cell Debate Ignores Women

Marcy Darnovsky, TomPaine.com. October 30, 2006.

Stem-cell research is dependent on women who are willing to donate their eggs for research. But nobody's talking about the donors.