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Alabama Frozen Embryo Ruling

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Izumo and Juno: Sperm-Egg Secret Unscrambled

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2014 Scientists said this week that they had made the long-sought discovery of how sperm latches onto an egg in the very first spark of reproduction, the outcome of a near decade-long hunt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Blocks Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 A tug of war is playing out in court between the Obama administration and U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth over the issue of embryonic stem cell research, and Lamberth appears to have prevailed in the latest round. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UK Science Squad Hoping to Make Blood

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2009 In a bid to create a vast reserve of universally acceptable O-negative blood, a team of Scottish scientists is heading up a research project that aims to produce synthetic blood from embryonic stem cells. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Passes Stem Cell Bill

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2007 The House has passed legislation in support of stem cell research. The vote was 253 to 174. President Bush's only use of the veto was to nix a similar bill last year, and this proposed expansion of research is seen as a direct challenge to him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Men Have Biological Clocks Too

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2006 A group of U.S. and UK researchers have suggested that children born to older fathers are likelier to develop autism. The study of 132,271 Israeli children implies the possibility that men also have time constraints on procreation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Inventing Reasons to Oppose Stem Cell Research

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 Don't both Bush with new facts; his mind's made up. Even though scientists have discovered a way to experiment on stem cells without killing viable embryos, Bush still opposes the research, for maddeningly opaque reasons. A spokesperson tried to say it's because the research wasn't peer-reviewed, but that's just false. (Above photo a satire) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Win-Win for Stem Cell Research

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2006 A U.S. research team has developed a method for creating stem cell lines without destroying human embryos by removing a single cell, leaving the embryo intact. If the technique proves to be effective, it should deflate the nonsense rhetoric of right-wing strategists who argue that the surplus embryos used by scientists?destined for disposal anyway?should not be used for lifesaving research. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )