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Geneticist sentenced for molesting girl
AP   Saturday, 03 February 2007

Geneticist Dr. William French Anderson appears at an extradition hearing at the Los Angeles Superior Court, in this Friday, Feb. 18, 2005 file photo in Los Angeles. The world-renowned geneticist was sentenced Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 to 14 years in prison for molesting an employee's daughter who took martial arts classes at his home. (AP Photo/Walt Mancini, Pool)AP - A world-renowned geneticist was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for molesting an employee's daughter who took martial arts classes at his home.


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Scientists craft embryonic stem cell ethics rules
Reuters   Friday, 02 February 2007
Reuters - New international guidelines on human embryonic stem cell research called for close scrutiny of scientists and clear consent from people donating cells, but did not settle the issue of paying women who donate eggs.
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Richard Branson to launch Virgin stem cell bank
Reuters   Thursday, 01 February 2007

Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Atlantic, smiles during a news conference in New York, September 27, 2006. Branson is to add a stem cell storage company to his sprawling Virgin empire, a brand that already covers everything from cola and lingerie to airlines and space tourism. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - British entrepreneur Richard Branson is to add a stem cell storage company to his sprawling Virgin empire, a brand that already covers everything from cola and lingerie to airlines and space tourism.


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Fla. gov. plans money for stem cells
AP   Thursday, 01 February 2007

A cell cluster cultured from stem cells is seen in an undated handout photo. (National Science Foundation/Handout/Reuters)AP - Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he plans to recommend that Florida lawmakers fund stem cell research, but only so long as it doesn't require the destruction of human embryos.


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Fla. gov OKs some stem cell research
AP   Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, center, speaks following the end of the legislative session, Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he planned to recommend that lawmakers spend state money for stem cell research, but only the kind that doesn't require the destruction of embryos.


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Backers push for genetic nondiscrimination bill
Reuters   Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Reuters - Supporters of a bill to bar discrimination against people because of their genetics have launched a push for congressional passage even as some business leaders oppose it, fearing a flood of frivolous suits.
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Asia to drive growth of GMO crops in next decade
Reuters   Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Reuters - Asia is set to become the driving force behind biotech crops in the next decade, despite hesitance by China to commercialize GMO rice, a Chinese scientist and an international body said on Monday.
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Norway may ease ban on stem cell study
AP   Friday, 26 January 2007

A cell cluster cultured from stem cells is seen in an undated handout photo. (National Science Foundation/Handout/Reuters)AP - Norway's government on Friday proposed lifting a national ban on using human embryonic stem cells for research, saying the change might help find cures to a broad range of diseases.


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Genetically modified chickens lay drugs in eggs
Reuters   Wednesday, 24 January 2007
Reuters - British scientists have succeeded in producing multiple generations of genetically altered, or transgenic, hens that produce functional pharmaceutical proteins in the whites of their eggs.
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The Senate's Rhythm
U.S. News & World Report   Tuesday, 23 January 2007
U.S. News & World Report - Over in the House of Representatives, the Democrats now in control raced through their 100-hours agenda. They passed new ethics and earmark rules and their six campaign pledges on issues like the minimum wage and stem cell research. The Senate, meanwhile, took a more leisurely approach. Senators took eight days before passing an ethics and earmark bill, the first and only bill they'd considered. Twice there were votes to end debate. What started as a bipartisan bill devolved into a partisan fracas before eventually being resolved.
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Payment for stem cell eggs debated
AP   Sunday, 21 January 2007

Dr. Alison Murdoch, left, who heads research and development of stem cells, chats with colleague, Dr Fouzia Mamon, at the NHS Fertility Center at LIFE in Newcastle, England, Dec. 4, 2006.  Murdoch also is a professor of reproductive medicine at Newcastle University. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Say you're a woman who wants to have fertility treatment but can't afford the $5,000 to $6,000 cost.


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