Some Basic Background You Need to Know about Stem Cell Research

Tell Me About Stem Cells: Quick and simple guide explaining the science behind stem cells
Stem Cell Basics
Understanding Stem Cells: A View of the Science and Issues from the National Academies
Scientific American Magazine (June 2004 Issue) The Stem Cell Challenge
Scientific American Magazine (July 2006 Issue) Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?
National Institutes of Health
Stem Cell Research Forum of India

NEW NIH Stem Cell Research Grants

Single Cell Biopsy Successfully Generates Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line; Biopsied Embryos Develop to Blastocyst Stage (1/10/08)
Reprogrammed Mouse Skin Cells Cure Mouse Sickle Cell Anemia (12/6/07)
Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed (11/20/07)
Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells Produced following SCNT (11/14/07)
Heart Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Help Restore Rat Heart Function (9/30/07