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Congress is looking for ways to cut spending and one way they are considering is cutting the Dept. of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (DoD PCRP). The DoD PCRP has an incredible track record for funding the best cancer research and has pushed forward research leading to important clinical trials. Cutting the DoD PCRP is […]

How much would you pay for freedom from disease or disability? When I was a teenager, some friends started a peculiar discussion. The topic? How much would you pay if you could skip the next time you were supposed to throw up?  How much would it be worth it to you to not barf your

Last week I posted a stem cell treatment poll. I was curious about people’s experiences and attitudes toward non-FDA approved stem cell treatments. During my time as a stem cell scientist and educator, I have met many people, some of whom have told me about their experiences with stem cell treatments. The results of the

For those of us conducting stem cell research, especially human stem cell research, I don’t have to tell you how expensive it is. Even just doing pre-clinical or basic science research costs a fortune. When you start talking about the kind of pre-clinical research specifically designed to get in the near future to a Phase

In the debate over funding for embryonic stem cell research, it is usually assumed that Democrats are in favor of embryonic stem cell research and that Republicans are opposed. But recent polls suggest that amongst the U.S. population as a whole, most political and religious groups are widely in favor of embryonic stem cell research.

One of the commenters on this blog told me, in response to my post on the opponents of stem cell research, to “get a life.” What’s a “life” according to this guy? To me? To you? We all lead different lives and have different ideas about what is a valuable life. We all face different

Ten days ago I put up a poll asking readers of this blog when they thought the life of a human being starts. The poll is above and you can still participate. I purposefully tweeted this poll to as wide an audience as possible. We have gotten a lot of responses and interestingly the most

Not all minutes of our lives are created equal. The minute (many minutes) I spent as a kid in the basement of our house watching Gilligan’s Island…hmm, not much impact there. But some minutes can potentially have a mega impact. I call these mega-minutes. A seemingly small, even momentary act can have years of impact.

Ideas are the foundation of stem cell research, but funding makes those ideas a reality. We talk a lot about governmental funding of stem cell research through CIRM and NIH. The funding from these agencies is essential and will undoubtedly lead to new treatments and cures, possibly for millions of patients. But there is another