U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin reacted to news Friday that an appellate court overturned a ban of federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, noting that it protects the ability of scientists to continue to explore possible medical advances.
Rep. Diana DeGette’s arduous eight year battle to repeal President George W. Bush’s 2001 executive order to restrict federal funding on embryonic stem cell research may be resolved with a similar flick of the presidential pen, says a top aide to Barack Obama.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Denver) joined us today for a live 30-minute Q&A with Colorado Confidential readers. Rep. DeGette responded to your questions on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, her third attempt to pass this landmark…
Join Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Denver) for a live 30-minute Q&A on Friday, May 9 at 11 a.m. MDT with Colorado Confidential readers. DeGette will take your questions on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, her third…
“It’s pretty hard to find a candidate from either party who’s gung ho for science,” U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) told the journal Science this week. That didn’t stop Science from trying, though. The magazine looked at the leading candidates’…
New breakthrough answers some of the ethical objections to embryonic stem cell research. But the technology is young.
New breakthrough will benefit all stem-cell researchers, CU professor says.
Researchers produce “pluripotent” stems cells from human skin cells, potentially removing ethical concerns for life-saving research.
Passing legislation for federal funding of stem cell research “is the right thing to do” even in the face of a near-certain presidential veto, according to U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar (D.-Colo.).
The Senate today took up S.5 with 40…
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