TITLE

the stem cell race

AUTHOR(S)

Holland, Jennifer S.

PUB. DATE

July 2005

SOURCE

National Geographic;Jul2005, Vol. 208 Issue 1, p9

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on the debate over the use of stem cells. Arguments by stem cell advocates that adult stem cells do not have the same range of use as embryonic stem cells; Countries, including Germany, that have prohibited some types of stem cell research; Use of stem cells from cord blood; Profile of Cedric Seldon, who is battling leukemia and needs a new blood supply and immune system; How heart attack victims benefit from new cardiac cells; Efforts of politicians to create ethics guidelines and a system for funding stem cell research; Regulation of embryonic stem cell research, in England, by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; Decision reached by the British Parliament, in 2001, to legalize the creation of cloned human embryos; The arduous process of cloning; International competition to advance stem cell research.

ACCESSION #

17317499

Tags: STEM cells;  EMBRYONIC stem cells;  MEDICINE -- Research;  FETAL blood;  DEVELOPMENTAL biology;  GENETIC engineering

 

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