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IVF embryo donation approach gives donors privacy, time

by Amy Adams on April 8, 2011 at 12:54PM | 0 comments
A new paper by CIRM grantees at Stanford University is reporting on an innovative way of ensuring that people considering donating left over in vitro fertilization embryos to research make the best possible decision for themselves. The paper was published on April 8 in Cell Stem Cell.

New disease-specific embryonic stem cell lines from Michigan

by Amy Adams on April 4, 2011 at 1:34PM | 0 comments

Stem cell scientists at the University of Michigan and in Detroit have created two embryonic stem cell lines that contain disease-causing mutations: Hemophilia B, a hereditary condition in which the blood does not clot properly and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited disorder leading to degeneration of muscles in the foot, lower leg and hand.

New poll finds widespread support for stem cell research

by Amy Adams on October 7, 2010 at 3:42PM | 0 comments
A new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll came to the not-so-startling conclusion that most Americans support using embryos left over from in vitro fertilization for research purposes, including human embryonic stem cell research.

According to the report, Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll that conducted to online survey said:

Nobel-winning IVF work laid groundwork for stem cell research

by Amy Adams on October 6, 2010 at 9:05AM | 0 comments
On Monday the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Robert Edwards for his efforts to make in vitro fertilization a reality. The Nobel Prize-winning discovery not only allowed millions of couples to start families, it opened up the field of stem cell research.

According to the Nobel Prize press release:
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