Senescence. It’s a beautiful-sounding word whose tones suggest it should be a perfume or an essential oil. But that’s not ...

After months of deliberations, President Bush will announce his decision tonight (August 9) on whether to allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Watching with interest will be Calvin ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are scrambling to figure out if any of their embryonic stem cell projects ...

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $2.7 million grant to fund a stem cell research facility at UC Santa Cruz. The facility will be shared by UCSC researchers ...

Between 1998 and 2009, research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research.

Haploid embryonic stem cell research explores the utilisation of cells that contain a single set of chromosomes to probe gene function with unprecedented clarity. This unique genomic configuration ...

The lack of a federal policy on human embryonic-stem-cell research–beyond the Bush Administration’s restrictions on funding–has left plenty of room for the states to seize the scientific initiative.

For President Bush and other opponents of human embryonic stem cell research, this week's news that ordinary cells that can be reprogrammed to act like the most versatile stem cells couldn't have come ...