Documents tagged "Stem"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031184.txt
Diana DeGette is a member of Congress representing the First District in Colorado and has established herself as a leader on progressive issues such as LGBT rights, health care, reproductive rights, food safety, consumer protection, and environmental reform. She serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, where she works to improve health care, expand medical research, reform corporate practices, protect homeland security, address climate change, and promote energy independence. DeGette has led efforts to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and was a key supporter of stem cell research legislation that passed with bipartisan support in Congress. As co-chair of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, she is also an advocate for diabetes care and research, particularly for lower-income and minority communities.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029918.txt
Diana DeGette is a member of Congress representing Colorado's 1st Congressional district and serves as Chief Deputy Whip. She is known for her leadership on progressive issues such as health care, reproductive rights, food safety, consumer protection, and the environment. In Congress, she has held positions of power including vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. She is best known for her advocacy for stem-cell research and published a book called "Sex, Science, and Stem Cells: Inside the Right Assault on Reason" that condemns the politicization of science.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029539.txt
Alan Trounson is the president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in the United States. CIRM was established in 2004 after Californian voters passed Proposition 71, which allocated $3 billion in bond sales to fund stem cell research. Alan Trounson has played a significant role in establishing CIRM as a world-renowned center for stem cell research. In an interview with Patt Morrison, he discusses some of the current projects and developments at CIRM.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027024.txt
In this article, scientists have successfully created embryos that are genetic copies of living people to make stem cells for potential treatments of various diseases. This breakthrough raises concerns about human cloning and its ethical implications. The research has been published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, where it is discussed in detail along with potential applications and risks associated with such procedures.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013482.txt
This document discusses stem cell therapy in the United States and Europe. In the US, President Obama overturned an executive order prohibiting federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, leading to increased momentum in this field. The first regulatory approval of a manufactured stem cell product has also been achieved. However, there are still challenges, such as a tough regulatory climate for biopharmaceuticals and legal challenges to the relaxing of rules on hESCs. In Europe, experts debate what must be done to maintain its lead in regenerative medicine and stem cell research.