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I heard there was big trouble in Wisconsin over nuclear transfer and Governor Doyle's veto on ban on SCR. "Pro-Lifers" had phone banks tellling people fetuses were being grown in animal uteruses for spare parts. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Willocks" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 3:55 PM Subject: US sets up national stem-cell bank > US sets up national stem-cell bank > Tue Oct 4, 2005 11:36 AM ET > > By Maggie Fox > > WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The University of Wisconsin, where human embryonic > stem cells were first isolated, will host the first federally funded bank > of > the valuable cells, the U.S. government said on Monday. > > * * * * > > "The National Stem Cell Bank, awarded to the WiCell Research Institute in > Wisconsin, will consolidate many of the federally funded eligible human > embryonic stem (ES) cell lines in one location, reduce the costs that > researchers have to pay for the cells, and maintain quality control over > the > cells," the NIH said in a statement. > > The NIH also said it would fund two centers, at the University of > California, Davis and Northwestern University in Chicago, for embryonic > stem-cell research. > > * * * * > > President George W. Bush announced a compromise in August of 2001, saying > federal funds could be used to study only those batches, or lines, of > human > embryonic stem cells that already existed at the time. > > The Wisconsin center will care for and distribute many of these. > > Many scientists have complained that these cell lines are now outdated and > hard to work with, and there is a debate over what kinds of research they > might be useful for. > > Members of Congress who support expanding federal funding of embryonic > stem > cells said the move to establish the research centers was not enough. > > "The reality is that the best way to jump start embryonic stem cell > research > in this country... is to expand the federal policy so scientists have > access > to the most technologically advanced, cleanest, genetically diverse and > disease specific lines possible," said Colorado Democratic Rep. Diana > DeGette, who supports expanded federal funding of stem-cell research. > > Dr. James Thomson of WiCell, who first found human embryonic stem cells in > 1998 and who will help head the stem-cell bank, agreed. > > "Although the creation of this center is very important, I hope that NIH > will ultimately decide to fund additional similar centers across the > United > States to support this rapidly expanding field," Thomson said in a > statement. > > The NIH earmarked $16.1 million over four years for the stem cell bank and > $9.6 million for the research centers. > > "This resource will enable us to fully analyze, characterize and control > the > quality of approved cell lines," NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni said in a > statement. > > Source: Reuters Oct. 4, 2005 > > http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews > <http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=uri: > 2005-10-04T153621Z_01_SCH456127_RTRUKOC_0_US-STEM-CELL.xml&pageNumber=1&summ > it> > &storyID=uri:2005-10-04T153621Z_01_SCH456127_RTRUKOC_0_US-STEM-CELL.xml&page > Number=1&summit= > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn