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(AP) A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted U.S. government funding of embryonic stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge's ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds.
Thursday's temporary court action may be a legal reprieve but not one for laboratories. The National Institutes of Health has suspended work to fund new research projects on embryonic stem cells, and while NIH did not immediately comment, observers say the scientific process needed to restart is unlikely before a final court decision.
"No way this would be a scientific reprieve," said Patrick Clemins of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
While scientists who already have received taxpayer money for stem cell experiments can continue their work until their dollars run out, 22 projects that were due to get yearly checks in September were told they'd have to find other money to continue their work. Most researchers do have multiple sources of funding, and are working now to separate what they can and cannot do, Clemins said.
The government is asking the appeals court in Washington to strike down a preliminary order by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth blocking federal funding for some stem cell research.
The three-member appeals panel says it is suspending Lamberth's ruling for now. The appeals judges say they want more time to deal with issues in the government's appeal.
Lamberth rejected the administration's request to let funding continue while it pursues an appeal of his order.
The appeals court said the purpose of its administrative stay was to give the judges sufficient opportunity to consider the merits of the Justice Department's emergency motion which seeks to suspend Lamberth's ruling.
Thursday's move "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits" of the Justice Department's motion, the appeals judges said in their three-paragraph order.
Lisa Hughes, president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, said her organization is very pleased that the appeals court has taken the step.
"It is crucial that federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research be restored permanently and this stay is a step in that direction," Hughes said in a statement. "While this issue continues to be argued in the courts, we call on Congress to move swiftly to resolve this issue and secure the future of this important biomedical research."
Medical researchers value stem cells because they are master cells that can turn into any tissue of the body. Research eventually could lead to cures for spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and other ailments.(AP) A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted U.S. government funding of... more
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the "International Center of Neurological Restoration (CIREN), an institution sponsored by the Cuban State, which discovered the" Fetal Substance Nigra ", consisting of spinal tissue and neuronal cells of human embryos. This substance, in order to achieve regenerative effects in adult nervous tissue should be transplanted from a living human embryo.
The Cuban neurosurgeon Hilda Molina remaining in Cuba, without the possibility to exit, may have been involved in the worst of crimes, to the most defenseless beings-unborn babies.
The fetuses were to be used to treat patients with Parkinson's disease, which did not improve, but continued with their disease and many died. This transplants were never performed on a foreign patient, only Cuban, monkeys, rats and rabbits.the "International Center of Neurological Restoration (CIREN), an institution... more
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Harvard scientists have reprogrammed the cells of patients with various genetic illnesses back to an embryonic state, creating a bank of cells that researchers can use to study and fight disease.
The 20 new cell lines span 10 different diseases and conditions, including Parkinson’s and Down syndrome. They will offer scientists the chance to watch diseases progress in a laboratory dish and give researchers new targets for drugs.Harvard scientists have reprogrammed the cells of patients with various genetic... more
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Brazil's Supreme Court has passed an unprecedented ruling to allow scientists to conduct embryonic stem cell research, which may hold the key to curing Parkinson's disease and diabetes. Advocates say the top court's ruling could make the nation a leader in the field.
The decision is likely to receive condemnation from Brazil's Roman Catholic Church, which has slammed embryonic stem cell research, saying life begins at conception and that by destroying the embryo scientists destroy human life.Brazil's Supreme Court has passed an unprecedented ruling to allow scientists to... more
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Stem cell research could potentially cure numerous diseases, provide new ways of healing serious injuries and even extend our life spans.
But does it depend on unethical medical practices to succeed?
Stem cell research could potentially cure numerous diseases, provide new ways of... more
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Cloned embryonic stem cells have been used to treat animals with Parkinsons disease for the first time, in an important step towards developing the therapy for human patients. It's the first time the technique has been used to reverse the effect of Parkinsons in animals, using cloned stem cells to replace cells in the brain damaged by the disease.
The stem cells could soon be harvested from embryo's within the patients own body eliminating the chances of rejection since the cells have the same immune system and blood type. Is this yet more evidence that embryonic stem cell research is something that needs to go ahead?Cloned embryonic stem cells have been used to treat animals with Parkinsons disease... more
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For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed. So far, it has only been tested on about two dozen women in a study in Japan. But doctors in the United States say it has great potential. For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast... more
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What are stem cells? What do stem cells do? Why can't our politicians in Washington D.C. figure this out? Is there anyone out there that can explain things and make the world a better place? There is one man who can get to the core of these kinds of issues and that man is Joe Hanson. In this What's Wrong With pod Joe talks to the experts and hits the streets to find out what all the fuss is about.What are stem cells? What do stem cells do? Why can't our politicians in... more
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Now that biologists in Oregon have reported using cloning to produce a monkey embryo and extract stem cells, it looks more plausible than before that a human embryo will be cloned and that, some day, a cloned human will be born. But not necessarily on this side of the Pacific.
American and European researchers have made most of the progress so far in biotechnology. Yet they still face one very large obstacle God, as defined by some Western religions.Now that biologists in Oregon have reported using cloning to produce a monkey embryo... more
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