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New research has explored an alternative to iPS cells based on the use of transcriptional regulatory networks (TRNs), networks of transcription factors and the genes they regulate. Previous research… This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks! Stem Cell Research

A message from DCAF’s Board President: 2011 has been a big year for us here at the DC Abortion Fund. And with the New Year almost here, we’re planning – you might say, even resolving – to make 2012 an even bigger success! Last year, over 2,000 women and girls called DCAF for help. During this season [...]

The inability to target stem cells to tissues of interest poses a significant barrier to effective cell therapy. New research has developed a platform approach to chemically incorporate homing… This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks! Stem Cell Research

The ongoing shortage of abortion providers is blamed on many culprits: the stigma attached to abortion provision, the hostile and sometimes dangerous practice environment, and even a perceived lack of interest in abortion provision. One of the less known problems, however, is the lack of training opportunities. If medical students and residents don’t have the [...]

The California stem cell agency yesterday finished posting background information for its board meeting Aug. 25, which may be the first time it has provided the information so far in advance. The postings allow the public and interested parties enough time to examine the material and make comments, if so desired. Matters before the board [...]

The new chairman of the California stem cell agency, Jonathan Thomas, last week reported that he has more than million in investments, including holdings in an enterprise that invests in “distressed debt” and in a consulting firm that teaches businesses how to “out-behave the competition.” Thomas’ statement of economic interests — required by state law [...]

To its credit, the billion California stem cell agency today pumped a goodly dollop of information onto its web site dealing with the complex and costly matters that its 29 directors will vote on next week. Before today’s workday began and with only five business days remaining before its board meeting, the agency had provided [...]

In the wake of the disqualification of Iraq’s women’s soccer team by international sports officials because of the team’s insistence on a uniform that meets religious requirements (see prior posting), two more challenges to international sports uniform rules have been mounted. The Atlanta Journal Constitution and CNN reported yesterday that the U.S. Olympic Committee has [...]

Last week, the U.S. Treasury and State Departments announced the designation of two additional Iranian officials as being responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Iran since June 2009.  The designation results in freezing assets of the officials, barring transactions with them by U.S. persons and the imposition of visa sanctions.  The [...]

Looking for a roundup on stem cell firms and their activities? You can find a brief one on the blog of a stem cell scientist at UC Davis. In a piece called “stem cell biotech updates,” Paul Knoepfler mentions the surprise departure of Tom Okarma as president of Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Ca., declaring [...]