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Stem cell basics - National Institutes of Health
Stem cells explained - University of Michigan
Narrated cartoon video on isolating embryonic stem cells - Stem cell Research FoundationA short history of stem cell research & policy - American Association of the Advancement for Science
Online video: Growing Stem Cells - PBS's Lehrer News Hour, 8/10/04National Academies Guidelines for Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Report released April 27, 2005).
Timeline of stem cell debate - Washington Post 8/9/05
Stem Cell Research Report (pdf) - Congressional Research Service 1/11/06. Documents state, federal, and international legislation efforts, research advances, and ethical issues.
Values in Conflict: Public Attitudes on Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Genetics and Public Policy Center, Johns Hopkins
FOSEP public forum: "Stem cells: the science, policy, and possibilities" - October 18, 2004.
The Science Network: "Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Politics at the Crossroads" - October 2, 2004.
Guide to Federal Stem Cell Legislation - Washington Post 8/11/05
Stem cell bills introduced in 2005:
1. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act [HR 810] [S.471] (HR810 passed the House on 5/24/05)
2. Human Cloning Ban Act [S.1520.IS] (Senators Cantwell and Murray are co-sponsors of this bill)
3. Stem Cell Therapeutic Act (cord blood stem cell bank) [H.R.2520] (Signed by President Bush 12/20/05)
4. Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act [S.1557.IS] [H.R.3144.IH]
5. Stem Cell Replenishment Act [HR 162] [S 471]
6. Cord Blood Stem Cell Act [HR596] [S 681]Stem cell bills introduced in 2004:
1. Ronald Reagan Memorial Stem Cell Research Act of 2004 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4531.IH]
2. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2004 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4682.IH]
3. Stem Cell Replenishment Act of 2004 (Introduced in House)[H.R.3960.IH]Stem cell bills 2001-2003:
NIH pending stem cell legislation
US Executive:
Watch President Bush's national address on stem cell research - First prime-time presidential address; August 9, 2001
President's Council on Bioethics: Monitoring Stem Cell Research, January 2004
2005-6 stem cell and cloning bills
- EHB 1268, "Regulating stem cell research" (passed House 59-36 on 3/15/05 and failed in the Senate 26-23 on 4/11/05)
Religious teachings on stem cells:
Religious Stances on Stem Cells - University of Michigan - various Protestant, Catholic, various Jewish, Islam
"Stem cells and Buddhism" - The Buddhist Channel
Groups in favor of embryonic stem cell research:
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
American Medical Association
Biotechnology Industry Organization
International Society for Stem Cell Research
Groups opposed to embryonic stem cell research:
Do no harm: Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics
National Right to Life Committee
* "A new era in the ethics of embryonic stem cell research" - Stem Cells, 9/15/05. Discusses the challenges of informed consent for donors.
"Stem cell research - signposts and roadblocks" - by Susan Okie, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine
"Politics alters stem cell language" - New York Times/ Seattle Times 5/29/05
"Jews vs. Catholics on the stem cell debate" - Slate 3/11/05
* Religion and science: Studies of faith - Nature 12/8/04
* Ethical Aspects of ES Cell-Derived Gametes - Science Magazine 9/17/04Beyond the mirage of cell science - Christian Science Monitor 9/16/04
Murky partisan politics mar stem-cell debate - USA Today 9/16/04* Zygote and "clonote" - Ethical use of embryonic stem cells - New England Journal of Medicine 7/15/04
* Embryo ethics - the moral logic of stem cell research - New England Journal of Medicine 7/15/04* Human embryonic stem cell research: an intercultural perspective - by Leroy Walters, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 3/04
"All clones are not the same" - by Michael Gazzaniga. New York TImes 2/16/06
"Stem cell hype and hope" - by David Shaywitz, Harvard. Washington Post 1/12/06"Stem cell development(s)" - Nature Cell Biology 9/16/05
"How to farm stem cells without losing your soul" - Wired 5/13/05
"Needed: One national policy on science" - William R. Brody, President of John's Hopkins University. Baltimore Sun 3/3/05
"A climate of fear in stem cell lab" - Boston Globe 2/17/05
* "California Dreaming" - Nature Magazine 10/14/04
"Playing politics with the sick" - by Leon Kass, chair of President's Council on Bioethics, Washington Post 10/8/04"Proposition 71 wrong way to pay for stem cell research" - San Jose Mercury News 10/7/04
"Abortion issue showing up in campaign in new garb" - Seattle Times 9/25/04
"Foes of embryonic stem-cell research create their own scientific reality" - Seattle times 9/23/04
The U.S. Congress passed a bill to ease restrictions for federal funding of stem cell research. The Senate may vote in May or June of 2006. Contact your senators to share your opinion.
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