Just as the subject of stem cells got quiet a group of scientists from US made a remarcable development.

"Scientists have created human sperm for the first time from stem cells. The research, carried out at Newcastle university, may enable infertile men to have children, while provoking another ethical debate on the progress of reproductive biology.

Karim Nayernia, project leader, said the "in vitro designed" sperm produced in his laboratory looked fully mobile and functional under the microsc… Continue

http://www.stemcellweblog.com/2009/04/florida-loses-stem-cell-battle.html

The Florida House just banned funding for embryonic stem cell research, effectively adding Florida to the list of states that will discard embryos from fertilization clinics instead of using them to help save lives through research.

This is happening in a lot of states, and the citizens should speak up!

The longer I live the less I’m surprised by poor journalism in major media outlets. However, I think the reports about President Obama's recent decision (3/9/09) to force taxpayers to pay for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (HESCR) takes the cake. After reviewing the ar… Continue

http://www.oprah.com/media/20090319-tows-dr-oz-brain

A month to remember. Obama reverses eight years of backsliding by revoking the Bush restrictions on embryonic stem cell research: much applause. But Bush’s presidential ethics advisors make one last stand before they leave for other pastures. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine gets thumped by a out-of-sorts essayist. Texas gets religion (of a sort). Teaching Darwin’s theory survives in Texas but the complexity of cells doesn’t. Rudolf Jaenisch once told me about the egg’s amazing… Continue