Jan. 12, 2007—Earlier this week, researchers announced that they had found a rich supply of stem cells in the amniotic fluid which surrounds an embryo. This announcement comes on the heels of months ...

Though the issue of embryonic stem cell research has been one of the most contentious political topics in recent years, a landmark discovery may finally bring an end to the debate. In two separate ...

have had to make over the past few years is whether to support human embryonic stem-cell research. The New York charity has spent $8-million on the controversial research so far, a small but ...

Today, a U.S. judge ruled that taxpayer dollars can, in fact, be used to support embryonic stem cell research. President Obama had lifted restrictions on federal funding in 2009 but two scientists ...

Scientists reprogram human skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells; regenerative medicine gets shot in arm. PHILADELPHIA — Two separate research teams announced Tuesday that they have ...

President Bush's decision regarding government funding and stem-cell research has met both praise and criticism. Yet Speak Out calls, TV comments and casual discussions reveal that not all those ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The moral debate over embryonic stem cells stretches far beyond Capitol Hill to state capitals and research parks across the country, where a fierce competition is underway from ...

We like to think that the stem cell controversy will, sometime before mankind’s end, give us definitions we can act thoughtfully upon. We need not only verbal definitions but moral perspectives. These ...

Among the topics that Republican incumbent George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry have debated during the presidential campaign, embryonic stem cell research stands out as one of the ...

WASHINGTON – Congress embarks this week on the weightiest of debates on morality and the march of science, deciding whether to use public money for embryonic stem cell research and, in turn, setting ...

They have been likened to the dot at the top of an “i” and to tiny soccer balls. Some see them as the beginning of life, others as building blocks for medical miracles and still others as medical ...

I am proud to still be at the forefront of this issue as we continue to push the crucial issue of embryonic stem cell research. This effort has never been solely about my bill; it has been on behalf ...