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Adult stem cell study flawed, panel says
AP   Saturday, 24 February 2007

Catherine Verfaillie, shown in July 8, 2004, file photo in Minneapolis, has acknowledged flaws in her 2002 research that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic stem cells. A scientific panel says the 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic ones was flawed and its conclusions may be wrong, a finding that raises questions about the promise of a less controversial source for stem cells. (AP Photo/Andy King, file)AP - A scientific panel says a 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic ones was flawed and its conclusions may be wrong, a finding that raises questions about the promise of a less controversial source for stem cells.
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No. 1 milk company says 'no' to clones
AP   Friday, 23 February 2007
AP - Milk from cloned cows is no longer welcome at the nation's biggest milk company.
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Britain to OK eggs donated for research
AP   Thursday, 22 February 2007
AP - The British government on Wednesday approved plans to allow women to donate eggs for stem cell and cloning research — and said they will also be entitled to compensation for costs incurred.
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European ministers uphold Hungary's right to ban GMO crop
AFP   Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Greenpeace activists put stickers on cans containing food with GMO ingredients at a Budapest supermarket in March 2006. European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.
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Romney defends position on stem cells
AP   Tuesday, 20 February 2007

Republican Presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a news conference, Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to most embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.
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Lawmakers bring aches, pains to debate
AP   Monday, 19 February 2007

Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., right, addresses a gathering at Tinker Field as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer looks on in Orlando, Fla. in this June 2, 2003 file photo. Keller doesn't buy the argument that existing Medicare drug program works and the government should leave well enough alone and let the market dictate pricing - even though his state has many old people and, at 42, he needs a prescription, too. 'I happen to take Lipitor for lower cholesterol,' he said. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove, File)AP - Rep. Dan Lipinski endures at least nine needle pricks a day to control the diabetes he's had since childhood. Rep. Joe Barton takes a half dozen prescription pills daily to ward off another heart attack. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's little girl may need her fourth open-heart surgery in a few months. Such personal details are spilling out in debates close to home for the lawmakers shaping policy on prescription drugs, stem cell research and more.
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International study finds new autism genetic links
Reuters   Monday, 19 February 2007
Reuters - Scientists revealed the most extensive findings to date on the genetics of autism on Sunday, pinpointing two new genetic links that may predispose children to develop the complex brain disorder.
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Genetics reveal 15 new N.American bird species
Reuters   Monday, 19 February 2007
Reuters - Genetic tests of North American birds show what may be 15 new species including ravens and owls -- look alikes that do not interbreed and have wrongly had the same name for centuries, scientists said on Sunday.
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Calif. board approves $45 mln in stem-cell grants
Reuters   Saturday, 17 February 2007

A microscopic view of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells. California's stem-cell institute approved nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 universities and other research laboratories on Friday as it awaits a state appeals court decision on whether the agency is unconstitutional. (University of Wisconsin/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - California's stem-cell institute approved nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 universities and other research laboratories on Friday as it awaits a state appeals court decision on whether the agency is unconstitutional.
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Calif. awards $45M in stem cell grants
AP   Saturday, 17 February 2007
AP - California's stem cell agency on Friday doled out nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 state universities and nonprofit research laboratories, far exceeding the federal government's annual outlays for the controversial work.
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Democrats plan bill for generic biologics
Reuters   Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Reuters - Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Henry Waxman of California will introduce legislation on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration the legal authority to approve cheaper, generic versions of biotech drugs known as biologics, the lawmakers said.
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