The US biomedical funding agency also hints at future restrictions on research involving human embryonic stem cells.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced a new NIH Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on the robustness of emerging ...

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After a year of legal uncertainty, a federal judge ruled that U.S. taxpayer dollars can be used to support research on embryonic stem cells. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed a law suit ...

I am proud to still be at the forefront of this issue as we continue to push the crucial issue of embryonic stem cell research. This effort has never been solely about my bill; it has been on behalf ...

Haploid embryonic stem cell research explores the utilisation of cells that contain a single set of chromosomes to probe gene function with unprecedented clarity. This unique genomic configuration ...

A number of prominent pro-life conservatives, including Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and former Florida Sen. Connie Mack, have recently voiced their support for federal funding of human stem cell research.

The $25-million gift to the University of Southern California from the billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad is just one of several recent large private donations that support human embryonic stem-cell ...

— -- The National Institutes of Health unveiled final rules Monday designed to unlock the restrictions on federal funding of research on human embryonic stem cells. The new rules will primarily ...

Between 1998 and 2009, research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research.