Stem cell
A cell that has the ability to continously divide and differentiate to other kinds of cells/tissues
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Tag Archives: Stem cells
The End
As mentioned in the introduction, our blog’s life span is limited. In fact, it has already come to an end. The EiT course is finished, and therefore also our blog. Through working with the blog we have learned a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Norway, South Africa, South Korea, USA
Tagged Comparison, Intrinsic value, Politics, regulation, Religion, Stem cells
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Comparing stem cell research in the US, Iran, South Africa, South Korea and Norway
In our project we wanted to explore how far certain countries have come in stem cell research. When comparing Iran, Norway, South Africa, South Korea and The United States of America we raised the question: How far has each country … Continue reading
Current Stem cell research in Norway
Research on adult stem cells has been a focus area in Norway since 2002. As a result of new initiative and governmental backing, the Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research (NCS) was established in 2003. The goal was to bring … Continue reading
The Hwang scandal
Woo Suk Hwang is a South Korean researcher who in late 2005 became the centre of one of the largest investigations of scientific fraud known to history, when two of his articles containing ground-breaking results in the field of stem … Continue reading
Posted in South Korea
Tagged cloning, eggs, embryonic stem cells, ethic, fraud, Hwang, Stem cells
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Stem cell research in the US: research
The first stem cell was isolated in 1998 by a research group led by Dr. James Thomson at the University of Wisconsin. The same group also developed a technique for growing the cells. This happened only 13 years ago, which … Continue reading
Posted in USA
Tagged ACT, blood cancer, blood diseases, blood-forming stem cells, Clinical trial, Geron, History, Stem cells, Umbilical cord
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Ethical issues in South Africa
By virtue of South Africa having a Christian majority, several issues have been raised in the courts against embryonic stem cell research. According to South African common law however, a legal personality is one who has been born and is completely … Continue reading
Posted in South Africa
Tagged Christianity, embryonic stem cells, ethic, Politics, Religion, reproductive cloning, Stem cells
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Stem cell legislation in South Africa
South Africa is by far the most developed African country, and owes much of its ‘modernity’ and industrialization to the early influx of external European influences. Contributions from indigenous African tribes and migrants from Asia have also played an important … Continue reading
President George W. Bush’s speech on stem cell research
On August 9 2001 President George W. Bush adressed the nation in a broadcast speech. As mentioned in a previous post, funds were permitted for cell lines that were existing at this date.
Stem cell research around the world 