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    State leaders should work with Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature to develop a stem-cell research policy that keeps Texas from being ‘left in the dust’ by California. I think that Texas needs to have a responsible, ethical policy regarding stem-cell research. I think if we are going to stay in the forefront of scientific discoveries, we are going to have to find an ethical way to keep the state-of-the-art experiments on stem cells and how they can displace unhealthy cells in people’s bodies. — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ENDANGERS THE HEALTH OF THE TEXAS ECONOMY, INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS OF TEXAS

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by admin

A rider added to the state budget bill by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday would undermine critical medical research into treatments for serious diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, the head of Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) warned today. On Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-5 to add [...]

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Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Stem Cell Research

Posted on March 9th, 2009 by admin

President Obama today lifted restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and called on Congress to provide further support for what he called a “promising” line of scientific inquiry under “strict guidelines,” including a ban on human cloning. Read more

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A Novel Human Stem Cell-based Model of Lou Gehrig's Disease Opens Doors for Rapid Drug Screening

Posted on March 5th, 2009 by admin

Major ALS Breakthrough at Salk Institute for Biological Studies Newswise — Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurons and are the main suspects in the muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [...]

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WHY ARE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS IMPORTANT?

Posted on March 1st, 2009 by admin

Wise Young, Ph.D., M.D. W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience http://sciwire.com Opponents of embryonic stem cell research often argue that embryonic stem cell research is not necessary because adult stem cells from bone marrow or umbilical cord blood cells are already curing diseases, are more likely to cure diseases, and that adult stem cells [...]

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