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Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) Opposes REGROW Act, Danger to Patients Cited

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) Opposes REGROW Act, Danger to Patients Cited

The biggest debate today in the stem cell world is over how much regulation is needed for new, investigational stem cell therapies that are not as yet approved.

Sometimes it feels very lonely being out there publicly advocating for appropriately thorough regulation of stem cell therapies and at times I get a lot of heat for that, especially from stem cell clinics. For instance, I am publicly…

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4 areas of debate on 1st human embryo genetic modification paper

4 areas of debate on 1st human embryo genetic modification paper

Last week was a big one for the life sciences in that we saw the milestone of the first ever published paper reporting genetic modification of human embryos (see here and here).

It was one of those situations where we knew it was coming, but it was still a jolt.

Not surprisingly this event sparked intense discussion and even some arguments.

Below are 4 areas of contention at this moment and some…

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ISSCR calls for moratorium on clinical application of human germline nuclear genome editing

ISSCR calls for moratorium on clinical application of human germline nuclear genome editing

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) just now released a new policy statement on human germline gene editing.

The statement calls for a ban on clinical application of human germline gene editing technology.

Here is the brief summary statement at the beginning:

The International Society for Stem Cell Research calls for a moratorium on attempts at clinical application of nuclear…

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Proposed Moratorium on Genetic Modification of Human Germ Cells

Proposed Moratorium on Genetic Modification of Human Germ Cells

One of the hottest topics in the biomedical world in 2015 is heritable human genetic modification.

There is an unsettling sense that genetically modified human germ cells and eventually GMO human beings are likely coming even if science and society are not ready for it. There are a hodgepodge of laws against human germline genetic modification, but it’s not clear that these regulations can…

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Flash stem cell contest: free passes to see Yamanaka & more at WAFSF meeting in SFO

Flash stem cell contest: free passes to see Yamanaka & more at WAFSF meeting in SFO

One of the best stem cell meetings each year is the World Alliance Form San Francisco (WAFSF) stem cell conference.

It brings together in San Francisco many of the very best stem cell researchers from around the world doing the most cutting edge translational research.

You should go!

The speakers include Shinya Yamanaka, Masayo Takahashi, Michael Werner, Roman Reed, Susan Solomon, Jonathan…

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