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Listen to individual stories on NPR (National Public Radio) Stem Cell Research News from Talk of the Nation, Friday , November 07, 2003 Guests: Catherine Verfaillie Director, University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation University of Minnesota Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota Dan Kaufman Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Institute and Dept. of Medicine Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute University of Minnesota Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota Stanimir Vuk-Pavlovic Director, Stem Cell Laboratory Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Jeff Kahn Director, Center for Bioethics University of Minnesota Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota Stem cells hold the promise of curing many of our most dreaded illness--from Alzheimers to Parkinson's--and might one day make organ transplants a thing of the past. But the research has been slow as ethical minefields are navigated and political battles cloud its direction. In this hour, we'll take a look at the state of stem cell research in the U.S. Can adult stem cells one day eliminate the need for embryonc cells? What are the ethical considerations in using cells from an embryo? Requires Real player or Windows Media 9 player... SOURCE: NPR (National Public Radio) http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1497010 * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn