SCBE In The News

June 2011:

RedOrbit.com, 06/10/11
--Legislation could potentially harm iPS stem cell research
Any legislation that slows human embryonic stem cell research is likely to also seriously harm the study of induced pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford, the Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan. First author, Christopher Scott, director of Stanford’s Program on Stem Cells and Society and a senior research scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted here and in similar articles appearing on InfoZine.com and RDMag.com.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/2062225/legislation_potentially_harming_ips_stem_cell_research/
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/47783/
http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2011/06/general-sciences-banning-federal-funding-for-human-embryonic-stem-c/

Associated Press, 06/12/11
--Comfort or conflict: Earlier Down syndrome test
This two-part series focuses on the implications of prenatal DNA testing. Mary Norton, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Hank Greely, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, are both quoted. The articles appear on Huffington Post and NPR.org and on the websites of numerous newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, USA Today and Wall Street Journal.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5geqnjcgH4pygzDmCxKF1Rn_8RZRw?docId=09a936e9726245c79067a37a13be49da
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1NcxKZ2gCjVQnevaelRX6waka2Q?docId=e2b1656b48b44239aa1a7364917525ce

USNews.com, 06/13/11
--Scientists study impact of adult stem cell research
Any legislation that slows human embryonic stem cell research is likely to also seriously harm the study of induced pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford, the Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan. First author Christopher Scott, director of Stanford’s Program on Stem Cells and Society and a senior research scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted in this article.
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/06/13/scientists-study-impact-of-adult-stem-cell-research

San Jose Mercury News, 06/15/11
--Google-backed 23andMe hits major milestone: 100,000 users in database
Mountain View-based 23andMe just hit a milestone: As of Wednesday, 100,000 people have uploaded their genetic code to the 4-year-old company's database. Hank Greely, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, remains critical of the startup and is quoted in this article.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18277186