Stem Cell Core Interview Report

Think for a moment. Imagine the cure for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease, spinal injuries and almost every other cruel disease being at the world’s fingertips, but no further research is being done to interpret the use of these treatments. The miracle cure for many terminal illnesses is embryonic stem cells, which are in theory nothing but a ball of around 100-150 cells, yet numerous countries across the world have made their use illegal because it is ‘unethical’.

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"I think this marks the beginning of a new era for stem cell research," Robert Lanza, the company's chief scientific officer, wrote in an email. "After a decade of intense controversy, the field is finally ready to prove itself--and to actually start helping patients suffering from a range of horrific diseases. It also shows the new readiness of the FDA to work with researchers to move exciting new stem cell therapies out of the laboratory and into the clinic." Later this month they plan on cluding and gathering the result of the

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In fact, just three months ago I recommended Verastem, Inc. NASDAQ Stock Symbol – VSTM, a best performer developer of drugs targeting cancer stem cells amongst all NYSE and NASDAQ listed stocks in the health care sector in late September.

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Stem-cell research is a very interesting and controversial topic that many authors and scientists take time to write about. Christopher Robertson is one such author, who wrote the article “Recent Developments in the Law and Ethics of Embryonic Research: Can Science Resolve the Ethical Problems it Creates”. Robertson provides readers with the information they are looking for and the article has merit as an example of technical writing. This article discusses three main topics: the legal background, how scientific progress can resolve ethical issues, and assessing alternative methods of stem-cell research. By analyzing the three main sections it is possible to see the merit of this article.

We’ve all heard about stem cells, right? From the news, to website ads, stem cells are brought up. So, what exactly do they do, and how do they do it?

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Human Embryonic stem cells have the capacity to be come any cell in the body. This means that they have a multiple of potential, which makes them pluripotent. There are four types of pluripotent stems cells. Three of which require eggs to create. The most commonly understood is the embryonic stem cell. It comes from an egg which was fertilized by a sperm. In 2007 scientists developed a new way of developing pluripotent stem cells without the need or use for a human egg. Research has revealed that only a few of the more than 20,000 protein that are encoded in the genes of the ESC were responsible or the stem cell characteristics of pluripotency and self-renewal. In the paper, the journal, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Generation Strategy and

Stem Cells: What, How and Why? Stem cells are infinitely valuable when considering their potential applications in the medical profession. While current legislative restrictions have halted the development of new ?stem cell lines? to any agency or company that receives any form of governmental grants, there is no question that the medical profession is standing at the brink of a new era of technological advancements in healthcare and research.

     Stem cells are located deep down in our bone marrow. They have the incredible ability of “generating an endless supply of red cells, white cells, and platelets”(1). They have been called the “Mother of all blood cells” due to their ability to regenerate the entire blood supply of a persons body. Just to think that this is possible is actually pretty incredible. The man who claims to be responsible for the discovery of this gem is a immunologist from Stanford University named Irving Weissman, and his collaborators at SyStemix, (a biotech company that he cofounded in 1988, located in Palo Alto, CA). He and his company are so

Because of the friction caused by the stem cells source, stem cell research was delayed for many years, occasionally they would be supported for a short time, only to be shut down again. It wasn’t until very recently, March 9, 2009 in fact, that President Barrack Obama lifted one of the previous president’s executive order to halt stem cell research involving human stem cells. Putting the ethical concerns aside, another, perhaps more