Advocacy group join stem cell fray.Last week was a busy week in the stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. world. President Bush pulled out his veto pen for the first time and nixed a federal stem cell funding bill while Gov. Schwarzenegger did exactly the opposite and approved a $150-million loan for the new California Institute for Regenerative Medicine The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) was created by California's Proposition 71 (2004), which authorized it to issue $3 billion in grants, funded by bonds, over ten years for embryonic stem cell and other biomedical research. research facility. Also, a Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group has appealed to the U.S. Patent Office to revoke To annul or make void by recalling or taking back; to cancel, rescind, repeal, or reverse. revoke v. to annul or cancel an act, particularly a statement, document, or promise, as if it no longer existed. three patents held by a University of Wisconsin foundation that cover virtually all embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. research. |
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