This is a preview of Elaine Fuchs Part 1: Introduction to Stem Cells English Subtitle. Read the full post (232 words, estimated 56 secs reading time) [Continue]

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(Part 7 of 9) Ann Tsukamoto, Ph.D., spoke at the Scientific Writer’s Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Tsukamoto is the Chief Operating Officer at Stem Cells, Inc., a Palo Alto based company that has begun a stem cell based human clinical trial for the treatment of [Continue]

The controversy regarding embryo stem cell research stems from the fact that embryos have to be destroyed in order for stem cells to be extracted. Learn about both sides of the embryo stem cell argument with help from an associate pastor in this free video on stem cell research. Expert: Neil King Bio: Rev. Neil [Continue]

Description and use for different types of stem cells: Multipotent & Pluripotent. No human embryonic stem cell research. Period 4 Ms. Khun Permanent link to this post (24 words, estimated 6 secs reading time) [Continue]

(Part 3 of 9) Bruce Conklin, MD, spoke at the Scientific Writer’s Seminar, a workshop presented on September 17, 2008 at CIRM headquarters in San Francisco. Conklin has a CIRM grant to develop a method for screening drugs for toxic effects using stem cells. Conklin is a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular [Continue]

This is a preview of Embryonic Stem Cells and Disease Part 6 of 6. Read the full post (235 words, estimated 56 secs reading time) [Continue]

An excellent educational video series regarding embryonic stem cells. Provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this lecture by Dr. Douglas Melton describes embryonic stem cells and their role in health and development. Lecture 1, part 3 of 6. Permanent link to this post (41 words, 1 image, estimated 10 secs reading time) [Continue]

Smarts, education and hard work will get you far, but the big leaps in science take something more — creativity. That’s the thinking behind an innovative CIRM-funded summer program that encourages the most creative high school students to spend time working in a stem cell lab. The CIRM Creativity Awards recipients met in Oakland on [Continue]

Embryonic stem cells, also called ESCs or ES cells, are cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst. Embryonic stem cells have two unique features. They are pluripotent and have the ability to self-renew. This video describes what an embryonic stem cell is, why these cells are unique, and why they are important [Continue]