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Stem Cells
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AAAS Policy Brief: Stem Cell Research 
 This site has a summary of the issues associated with stem cell research, including the ban on embryonic research and other ethical issues. There are also links to the National Institute of Health's guidelines for this research, other background resources, press coverage, congressional action, and to groups supporting and opposing the research. From the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Note: not recently updated. http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/stemcells/ Topics: Ethics, Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Aug 4, 2004 An Alternative to Cloning
"Media reports generally mention only two ways to produce human embryonic stem cells. ... In this conversation with Ann Kiessling of Harvard Medical School, NOVA scienceNOW's Kyla Dunn learns about a third and possibly less contentious approach. It has the tongue-twisting name 'parthenogenesis' [when an egg activates spontaneously on its own]." Also includes a discussion of the controversy about research on this topic. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/04-alternative.html Topics: Social Issues Last updated Oct 9, 2007 How Stem Cells Work
This article provides brief background about stem cells, pluripotent cells that can develop into every cell, and related matters. Topics include how stem cells operate, acquiring embryonic stem cells for research, replicating stem cells in a lab, research challenges, using stem cells to treat diseases, and controversy over research. From HowStuffWorks. http://science.howstuffworks.com/cellular-microscopic-biology/stem-cell.htm Topics: Science Last updated Mar 9, 2009 Life's Greatest Miracle
The site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that uses microimagery "to track human development from embryo to newborn." The site features the full program (which describes DNA and fetal development from conception through birth), a pregnant mother's journal, and information about prenatal testing, stem cell technology, cell division (meiosis and mitosis), and how sex is determined. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Families, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Science, Science, Social Issues, Women's Health Last updated Apr 13, 2004 Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Companion website to a 2007 Independent Lens program about the stem cell research debate. Includes essays on stems cells, bioethics, spinal cord injuries, and legislative activity, and a glossary, profiles of some of the people featured in the documentary, filmmaker interview and statement, and related website links. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/stemcell/ Topics: Science Last updated Feb 10, 2009 National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
This site provides in-depth information on the concepts of stem cells, the transplant process, cord blood banks, and the latest related research, for patients, families, donors, and medical professionals. NMDP "is a non-profit organization that facilitates bone marrow, blood stem cell and umbilical cord blood transplants for patients around the world with life-threatening blood disorders." http://www.marrow.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices, Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Jan 31, 2003 NewScientist: Stem Cells
Collection of news stories about stem cell research, cloning, the ethics of stem cell therapies, and related topics. Includes an overview of stem cells, and a small selection of links to related websites. Some articles are available only to paid subscribers. From the website for New Scientist magazine. http://www.newscientist.com/topic/stem-cells Topics: Science, Social Issues Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Banks
This guide's mission is to provide medical pros and cons for banking and storage of umbilical cord blood, and to explain the difference between donating to a public registry versus a private bank. It discusses ethical issues, costs, research, and stem cells. It has a questionnaire of issues which parents should address before making donor decisions. Company Links lists companies providing private Cord Blood Banks (CBB), along with a guide to help evaluate their services. http://parentsguidecordblood.org/ Topics: Science, Science, Social Issues, The Human Body Last updated Jun 8, 2007 States Take Lead in Stem-Cell Funding
This 2007 article describes how state governments "have taken the unusual step of funding biomedical research -- usually done with federal grants -- because of federal political decisions to restrict funding for embryonic stem-cell research." Features a timeline in key moments in the stem cell debate and a look at "the facts and fictions behind stem-cell science." From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9244363 Topics: Science Last updated Mar 12, 2009 Stem Cells: The International Journal of Cell Differentiation and Proliferation
Articles, editorials, reviews, and abstracts of basic laboratory investigations of stem cells. This online journal "covers all aspects of stem cells: hematopoietic stem cell biology and the role of growth factors; translational research in blood and marrow transplantation; ex vivo expansion of PBPC and cord blood; stem cell plasticity; signal transduction in normal and malignant cells; molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis; endothelial-hematopoietic cell interaction; gene expression and transcription factors." Searchable. http://stemcells.com/view/0/index.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Oct 16, 2009 |
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