Stem cell research offers great promise for understanding basic mechanisms of human
development and differentiation, as well as the hope for new treatments for diseases such as …

Welcomed as liberation and dismissed as exploitation, egg freezing (oocyte
cryopreservation) has rapidly become one of the most widely-discussed and influential new …

An examination of a decade and a half of political controversy, ethical debate, and scientific
progress in stem cell research. After a decade and a half, human pluripotent stem cell …

Biomedical advances in vision research have been greatly facilitated by the clinical
accessibility of the visual system, its ease of experimental manipulation, and its ability to be …

The advantages and disadvantages of autologous and allogeneic human cells for
regenerative medicine are summarized. The comparison of relative advantages includes …

Obtaining Consent for Future Research with Induced Pluripotent Cells: Opportunities and
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have elicited excitement in both the scientific and
ethics communities for their potential to advance basic and translational research. They …

While society debates whether and how to use public funds to support work on human
embryonic stem cells (hESCs), many scientific groups and businesses debate a different …

In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush asked the US Congress to
prohibit the" most egregious abuses of medical research," such as the" creation of animal …

Stem cell banks are increasingly seen as an essential resource of biological materials for
both basic and translational research. Stem cell banks support transnational access to …