Embryonic stem cell (ESC) research holds the potential to completely revolutionize the world of regenerative medicine, yet it is often met with ethical resistance. Here I would like to argue that ...

Yesterday, world-renowned scientist Woo Suk Hwang said he would quit his post at the helm of South Korea's major new center for embryonic stem cell research. Scientific research should be conducted ...

Last week, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, PhD, professor at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge, announced that her research group created a synthetic human embryo model ...

In science, ethical guidelines ensure that research takes place in a way that respects public trust and is conducted ...

In April, researchers in China reported that they had initiated pregnancies in monkeys through a procedure seemingly much like in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which embryos created in a dish were ...

Oct. 9 -- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- European researchers say they've figured out how to coax sperm-producing testicular cells into embryonic-like stem cells. The findings are the latest in ...

Between 1998 and 2009, research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research.

Among the topics that Republican incumbent George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry have debated during the presidential campaign, embryonic stem cell research stands out as one of the ...

Two to three weeks after conception, an embryo faces a critical point in its development. In the stage known as gastrulation, the transformation of embryonic cells into specialized cells begins. This ...