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Clarification: Stem Cells story
AP   Saturday, 02 September 2006

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney addresses delegates on the third night of the 2004 Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York, September 1, 2004. Romney, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are aimed at heading off an 'Orwellian' future. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)AP - An Aug. 23 story by The Associated Press about a biotech company finding a new way of making stem cells carried an ambiguous headline that said: "Biotech firm creates stem cells without destroying human embryos, but doesn't end debate."


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Error sparks confusion in cell debate
AP   Saturday, 02 September 2006
AP - An advance in stem cell research that was intended to resolve moral differences over the promising but controversial field has ignited fresh conflict instead.
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Mass. governor says stem-cell research "Orwellian"
Reuters   Friday, 01 September 2006

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney addresses delegates on the third night of the 2004 Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York, September 1, 2004. Romney, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are aimed at heading off an 'Orwellian' future. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a 2008 Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are aimed at heading off an "Orwellian" future.


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When genetically modified plants go wild
The Christian Science Monitor   Thursday, 31 August 2006
The Christian Science Monitor - In rice-growing states, traces of an unapproved genetically modified (GM) rice have been found mixed in with conventional rice meant for human consumption.
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Bio-crops may be created for biofuels: report
Reuters   Thursday, 31 August 2006
Reuters - Biotechnology might be used to boost the energy output of crops used in making renewable fuels, a U.S. Agriculture Department advisory committee said on Wednesday, noting the sharp rise in demand for the fuels.
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Vatican critical of stem cell creation
AP   Sunday, 27 August 2006

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges faithul's cheers during his weekly General Audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. In the background is the pontiff's aide US bishop James Harvey. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - A Vatican official on Saturday criticized a new method of making stem cells that does not require the destruction of embryos, calling it a "manipulation" that did not address the church's ethical concerns.


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US stem-cell firm optimistic on ethical concerns
Reuters   Sunday, 27 August 2006

A microscopic view of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells. A Massachusetts company said on Wednesday it had developed a way to make human embryonic stem cells without harming the original embryo, a finding it said could dispel ethical objections to promising medical research using such cells. (University of Wisconsin/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. company that developed a way to make human embryonic stem cells without harming the original embryo said on Friday it was optimistic the technique would overcome ethical concerns that have held back funding for stem cell research.


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Test to detect Bayer GMO rice could cost $300: USDA
Reuters   Saturday, 26 August 2006
Reuters - Each test to determine whether commercial rice has traces of an unapproved biotech strain could cost as much as $300, but it is uncertain who will pay for the testing, U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.
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White House says new stem cell method "encouraging"
Reuters   Friday, 25 August 2006

A microscopic view of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells. A Massachusetts company said on Wednesday it had developed a way to make human embryonic stem cells without harming the original embryo, a finding it said could dispel ethical objections to promising medical research using such cells. (University of Wisconsin/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The White House on Thursday said it was encouraged by a new method for embryonic stem cell research, an advance that could help resolve President George W. Bush's objections to what he views as the destruction of life.


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Unclear if stem cell discovery will resolve ethical impasse
AFP   Friday, 25 August 2006

A scientist conducts research on stem cells at a laboratory. The discovery by US scientists of a means to produce human embryonic stem cell lines without destroying embryos has not put an end to the ethical debate raging in the United States over stem cell research.(AFP/File)AFP - The discovery by US scientists of a means to produce human embryonic stem cell lines without destroying embryos has not put an end to the ethical debate raging in the United States over stem cell research.


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Japan mulls testing U.S. rice for unapproved GMO
Reuters   Thursday, 24 August 2006
Reuters - Japan is considering testing rice shipments from the United States to prevent supplies tainted with an unapproved genetically modified (GMO) variety from entering the domestic market, government officials said on Thursday.
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