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Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (HR-2520) Passes the House of Representatives

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) announced today that HR-2520, the "Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005" was passed by virtually unanimous decision by the House of Representatives. This Bill amends the Public...

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 30, 2005 11:27 AM

N.Y. Blood Center Scientists and Cord Blood Transplant Recipients Cured of Leukemia and Sickle Cell Disease Call for Passage of Cord Blood Stem Cell Act; Photo Available

WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Marking another milestone in New York Blood Center's (NYBC) continuing mission to save lives, NYBC President/CEO, Robert L. Jones, M.D. and National Cord Blood Program Director, Pablo Rubinstein, M.D., were joined today by Sen....

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 5, 2005 12:12 AM

Scientists, Cord Blood Transplant Recipients Call on Senate to Pass S681 Establishing National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network; Bill Would Create More Options for Critically Ill Patients

WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- New York Blood Center's (NYBC) President and CEO, Robert L. Jones, M.D., its National Cord Blood Program Director, Pablo Rubinstein, M.D., cord blood transplant recipients, will join Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) -- a...

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 2, 2005 12:07 AM

Legislation to Create a National Inventory of 150,000 Cord Blood Stem Cell Units Introduced in the Senate (S-681) and House (H.R. 596)

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) announced today that S-681 titled "Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005" was introduced on March 17, 2005 in the Senate "to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell...

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 22, 2005 04:51 PM

House Senate Ask for Further Research on Embryonic Stem Cells

Bills that were introduced in both the House and Senate on Wednesday call for President Bush to expand research on embryos, by allowing federal funding of cell lines derived from "excess fertilized eggs." These eggs would be donated by fertility...

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 16, 2005 10:36 PM

Missouri: Ban On Stem Cell Research Moves Forward

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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 15, 2005 11:02 AM

Medical Facility To Implant Stem Cells to Treat Spinal Injury

The Hospital de Egas Moniz facility in Lisbon, Portugal is testing a procedure where stem cells from within the nose are extracted and then reimplated into patients with spinal injuries or damage. They have begun the 37th such test, and...

Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 11, 2005 12:19 PM