The Royal Society issued two documents on the subject of stem cell research in 2000: Therapeutic Cloning and Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic Cloning: an update. ... This further update has been prepared in response to the inquiry by the House of Lords

Next week begins with two-day discussion meeting 2010: what next for stem cell biology? ... cells and regenerative medicine and the extraordinary opportunities to study the molecular mechanisms that cause inherited diseases are being provided by new

Degenerative  diseases and serious injuries to organs and tissues may be treated through stem cell therapies. ... Research on human embryonic stem cells will be required to investigate all of the potential therapies because other cell types, such as

This submission focuses on stem cells because of their application to a wide range of therapeutic interventions. ... Stem cells are defined here as cells that retain the capacity to renew themselves and produce more specialized progeny.

Public anxiety is being raised by recent hype and speculation surrounding claims about human reproductive cloning. ... This statement has been prepared by Lord May of Oxford, President of the Royal Society, Professor Richard Gardner, chair of the Royal

More research is essential to address scientific issues regarding chimaera and hybrid embryos and/or stem cells derived from them. ... Placing embryos created through CNR into a woman is prohibited under the Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001.

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