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the Stem Cell Page time and ignorance are the enemies |
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Learn how Harvard medical practitioners and researchers are studying possible stem cell use in treating diabetes, cancer and AIDS. |
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Stem Cell Treatment Research (RealPlayer or QuickTime) |
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Senator Harkin speaks about his bi-partisan Senate effort with Republican Arlen Specter. Harkin provides quick lessons in both biology and reality. |
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Senator Tom Harkin (RealPlayer) |
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If a picture is worth a thousands words, then watching this pair of videos equates to reading a book. In the first video we see a lab mouse with a spinal cord injury, effectively paralyzed from the waist down. Watch how he drags his hind legs. (click on “before”) Later, the same mouse was treated with SCNT derived stem cells. Watch the second video to see the results. (click on “after”) |
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NOTE: These are large files, over 5 meg each. Please allow time to download. |
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NPR’s Terry Gross interviews bioethics expert Christopher Thomas Scott, head of the Stanford University Program on Stem Cells and Society and author of Stem Cell Now. |
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“Unlocking the Promise of Stem Cells” Here you’ll find a collection of videos from Harvard. |
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World renowned medical researcher explains the basics of stem cells and speaks frankly about the current state of stem cell research, its promise, as well as ethical and legislative implications. |
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A Multiple Sclerosis patient and her family offer real life insights into their daily world of dealing with a degenerative illness - and the corresponding need for stem cell research. It all begins with people like Joan. [Note: The video file is very large - please allow time to load.] |
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Steven L. Teitelbaum, M.D. (Windows Media Player) |
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Harvard Stem Cell Institute (choice of formats) |
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National Public Radio (Windows Media Player) |
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Joan Ruschman (Windows Media Player) |
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Let’s Crush Cancer
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The Alliance for Medical Research (TAMR) has produced an excellent 15 minute video primer on stem cells. No time to read your Stem Cells 101 material? Just watch this video - “visual Cliff’s Notes.” |
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Just before the Senate voted on HR810, Missouri State Auditor and candidate for U.S. Senate Claire McCaskill, made the Democratic radio address on behalf of stem cell research. She urged citizens to contact their representatives and the president. |
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Claire McCaskill MP3 |
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Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
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Bernard Siegel, executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute, addresses the global gathering in Rome. Here he explains how he became involved in the pro-cures movement and how the U.S. opposition has mounted it’s attack via a highly organized and effective political network. |
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