
November 17, 2011
Geron Corporation announced on Monday that it was discontinuing research and development efforts related to stem cell therapies, and focusing its corporate strategy on the development of cancer treating drugs. As a result, the company will eliminate almost 40% of its workforce and close its ongoing GRNOPC1 clinical trial to new patients. There are currently [...]
Stem cells are "unspecialized" cells that can generate healthy new cells, tissues, and organs. Embryonic stem cells, as their name suggests, are derived from embryos.
Specifically, embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro-in an in vitro fertilization clinic-and then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors.
They are not derived from eggs fertilized in a woman's body. The embryos from which human embryonic stem cells are derived are typically four or five days old and are hollow microscopic balls of cells called blastocysts. Learn More
11/17/11
The Public, Political Parties and Stem Cell Research
New England Journal of Medicine
09/11/11
Study reveals similarities between two types of stem cells
University of Wisconsin
07/11/11
Medical College participates in spinal cord injury clinical trial
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Videos and Webinars
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine