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When I lived and worked in DC, federal legislation was everything. All the big gains and losses for the progressive movement were being made at the federal level. Federal legislation – probably thanks in large part to Aaron Sorkin – is sexy. Federal legislation draws attention and big headlines. And over the past decade, while [...]

The National Center for Science Education reported last week that so far this year, six separate anti-evolution bills have been introduced in state legislatures– one in Oklahoma, one in Indiana, two in New Hampshire and two in Missouri. Here are links to the bills:  Oklahoma SB 1742; Indiana SB 0089; New Hampshire HB1148 and HB1457; Missouri [...]

Two years ago, the UK dismantled their national ID scheme and shredded their National Identity Registry in response to great public outcry over the privacy-invasive program. Unfortunately privacy protections have been less rosy elsewhere. In Argentina, the national ID fight was lost some time ago. A law enacted during the military dictatorship forced all individuals [...]

A few years ago, racial preferences opponents attempted to put a measure on the November 2008 ballot in Oklahoma. Opponents of racial neutrality in government challenged the validity of the collected signatures, and because the validity rate for collected signatures would have been unrealistically high, the backers of the initiative withdrew it. Earlier this year, [...]

STEM CELL STATE, STEM CELL WORLD By Don C. Reed Did you ever see a Fred Astaire movie? One of the greatest dancers of all time, he made it look easy on film, light and graceful, as if gravity had no hold on him. But an off-screen photo of Fred Astaire practicing shows the athlete [...]

The state controlled national television China Central Television (CCTV) launched an attack on social media platform, such as Sina Weiblog [a micro-blogging platform similar to Twitter] earlier in August 2011 accusing the tool for spreading rumors and frauds online. Chinese netizens quickly reacted against the propaganda machine, questioned the political intention of the TV program [...]

In the wake of a widely-publicized denial last week by the Washington state Department of General Administration for a church to conduct a baptism ceremony in the state-owned Heritage Park (see prior posting), AP has examined the record of past permit approvals and denials. It found that prayer, church picnics and advertising for fundraisers by [...]

California stem cell researcher Mahendra Rao is returning to the NIH after five years as vice president at Life Technologies in Carlsbad, Ca. NIH Director Francis Collins yesterday announced that Rao will be director of the NIH Intramural Center for Regenerative Medicine. The new center is an effort by the NIH to speed development of [...]

W. Douglas Boyd, M.D., speaks about his work towards developing stem cell-based technologies to repair heart tissue damaged by cardiovascular disease. Boyd is a professor of surgery and director of… This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more! Thanks! Stem Cell Research

A Southwest Florida cardiologist who promotes stem cell therapy in the Dominican Republic to local patients will contest a state restriction on his license after he used the experimental treatment on a patient in his Bonita Springs practice. Originally posted here: Bonita doctor seeks state hearing on stem cell therapy, bone marrow practice Advance Stem [...]