Posted on December 31, 2007 by jrowley
The FDA has scheduled an April 10, 2008 meeting to “discuss scientific considerations for safety testing for cellular therapy products derived from human embryonic stem cells.” This meeting will be followed by another meeting on April 11 that will “discuss updates on 1) research management related to the September 29, 2005 review of research programs [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2007 by jrowley
Senators Sam Brownback (R-Kan) and Mary Landrieu (D-La) introduced the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act to Congress last week that would make outlaws of scientists that create part human, part animal beings. According to a white paper published by Friends of the Earth, “A human-animal hybrid is an organism with both human and animal [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2007 by jrowley
An interesting study was published this week in the Journal of Neuroimmunology spurring a press release from Geron that stated “GERON’S HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM (ES) CELL-BASED THERAPEUTIC FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY EVADES DIRECT ATTACK BY THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM”. The title is a little misleading since the cells really only evade immune cells in an [...]
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