Annotated Bibliography
- Beyond
Therapy: Biotechnology & the Pursuit of Happiness,
Report from the President's Council on Bioethics, 2003.
Can biotechnology satisfy our human desires—for better children,
superior performance, ageless bodies, and happy souls? This report
from the President's Council on Bioethics says these possibilities
present us with profound ethical challenges and choices. Not
declaring "findings," but holding an inquiry—inviting us
all to think and debate—the President's Council sought the ideas
of dozens of celebrated scientists, thinkers and writers, including
such Council members as Francis Fukuyama, Charles Krauthammer,
Michael Sandel, and James Q. Wilson, as well as witnesses Steven
Pinker, Daniel Schacter, Lawrence Diller, Steven Austad, and S. Jay
Olshansky.
- Cellular
Therapy: Potential Treatment for Heart Disease, Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), 2004.
Despite advances in treatment, ischemic heart disease and congestive
heart failure are major causes of death in the United States. Cell
therapies for treating these diseases are of interest to medical
researchers. This resource outlines the issues surrounding clinical
studies of human stem cells and the FDA's role in ensuring safe
studies.
- Stem
Cell Therapy for Heart Patients, National Public Radio
Talk of the Nation Audio, April 2004.
This one-hour audio program discusses injecting stem cells into
heart patients to improve blood flow. This new treatment for heart
disease uses the patient's own bone marrow to restore heart
function.
- Reaping
the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual
Property Rights, Innovation, and Public Health, Committee
on Intellectual Property Rights in Genomic and Protein Research and
Innovation, National Research Council, 2005.
The National Academy of Sciences reports on the granting and
licensing of intellectual property rights on discoveries relating to
genetics and proteomics and the effects of these practices on
research and innovation.
- Stem
Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine, by
Commission on Life Sciences, 2002.
Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine
summarizes what we know about adult and embryonic stem cells. It
also provides an overview of the moral and ethical problems that
arise from the use of embryonic stem cells, compares the likely
impact of public and private research funding on progress in the
field, and discusses approaches to appropriate research oversight.
Based on the insights of leading scientists, ethicists, and other
authorities, the authors make recommendations regarding the use of
existing stem cell lines versus new lines in research, the important
role of the federal Related Federal Government Sites in this field
of research, and other fundamental issues impacting potential stem
cell-based therapies.
- Unlocking
the Promise of Stem Cells, Harvard Stem Cell Institute,
March 2004.
View an interactive videoconference in which University researchers
discuss the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, created to move
cutting-edge research on embryonic stem cells from the lab to the
clinic.
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Directories and Databases
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Disease-Specific
Organizations and Advocacy Groups
- Alliance
for Aging Research This citizen advocacy organization works to
improve the health and independence of Americans as they age.
- ALS
Association (ALSA) Dedicated to the fight against Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease), ALSA offers
this primer on stem cells.
- American
Cancer Society Offers information on stem cell transplantation
for children with leukemia.
- Arthritis
Foundation Discusses whether a stem cell transplant cures
arthritis.
- Christopher
and Dana Reeve Foundation Funds research on treatments for
central nervous system disorders and works to improve the lives of
people with disabilities through a grants program, paralysis
resource center, and advocacy efforts.
- Coalition
for the Advancement of Medical Research Advocates the
advancement of breakthrough research and technologies in
regenerative medicine, including stem cell research and somatic cell
nuclear transfer.
- Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation Using stem cells to restore normal
blood sugar, plus information on recent research and policy.
- Lymphoma
Information Network A page on bone marrow and stem cell
transplants.
- March
of Dimes Aims to give babies a fighting chance against such
threats to their health as prematurity, birth defects, and low
birthweight.
- Michael
J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Dedicated to
ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within
this decade through an aggressively funded research agenda.
- National
Health Council (NHC) Works to promote the health of all people
by advancing the voluntary health movement.
- National
Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) Maintains an international
registry of donors for all sources of blood stem cells used in
transplantation: bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord
blood.
- Spinal
Cord Injury Information Network Links to articles about stem
cells, particularly for spinal cord injuries.
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Educational Resources
- How
Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Are Made An online animation from the
Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (Requires Flash
player)
- Human
Embryonic Stem Cells An animated tutorial for the general
public. (Requires Flash
player)
- The
National Academies Publications on stem cells, including Understanding
Stem Cells: An Overview of the Science and Issues from the National
Academies (2006), Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem
Cell Research (2005), Stem Cells and the Future of
Regenerative Medicine (2002), and Scientific and
Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning (2002).
- NWABR
Stem Cell Resources Lessons, diagrams, vocabulary, and more from
the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research.
- Regenerative
Medicine Partnership in Education This Science Education
Partnership Award project from Duquesne University offers
planetarium shows, movies, and educational Web tools.
- A
Stem Cell Story This 15-minute movie from EuroStemCell
introduces the world of stem cell research and is available as a
video podcast.
- Stem
cells: Cells with Potential Part of the San Francisco
Exploratorium's Microscope Imaging Station.
- Stem
Cells: Engage A high school teaching resource on stem cell
research developed in Canada.
- Stem
Cells in the Spotlight and Cloning
In Focus The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University
of Utah presents these outreach education programs for high school
and undergraduate students and teachers.
- Tissue
Engineering Planetarium Show Online movies about the body's
ability to heal itself.
- Tissues
of Life: Stem Cells An interactive comic explaining where stem
cells are found in the body and how they are gathered.
- What
is a Stem Cell? Primer on stem cells and stem cell research from
the Museum of Science, Boston.
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International Research
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News Sources
- Biotechnology
Industry Organization Up-to-date news on stem cells, cloning,
and regenerative medicine.
- EurekAlert!
A science news site provided by the American Association for the
Advancement of Sciences.
- Forum
on Science Ethics & Policy Links to informational,
legislative, editorial, and other sites discussing stem cell
research.
- National
Geographic: The Power to Divide Feature story on the
science and politics of stem cell research.
- Nature:
Focus on Stem Cells A selection of articles and features on stem
cells, including the specially commissioned Stem Cells Insight.
- NewScientist:
Cloning and Stem Cells A monthly update on cloning and stem cell
technology.
- The
New York Times: Stem Cells A free collection of articles
about stem cells published in The New York Times.
- NOVA
scienceNOW: Stem Cells Update From the PBS series (originally
aired April 19, 2005). Includes dispatches on the politics of stem
cells, the cloning process, and related science news.
- PBS:
Miracle Cell This episode of the series Innovation
explores the use of stem cells for regenerative therapies.
(Originally aired April 13, 2004)
- Scientific
American Provides news coverage on stem cell research.
See The
Stem Cell Challenge, a feature article from the June 2004 issue.
- SciTech
Daily Review Offers a range of news articles, features, and
commentaries about science and technology topics.
- Stem
Cell Research News An online newsletter that features stories
about stem cells of all types.
- Stem
Cells The International Journal of Cell Differentiation
and Proliferation.
- Time:
The Stem Cell Debate Stories and resource links on stem cell
news.
- The
Washington Post: Stem Cell Research A collection of
articles on stem cell research. (Free registration required to search
for other articles within the previous two weeks; fee required to
search for older archived articles.)
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News Web Logs
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Professional Associations
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Related Federal Government
Sites
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Research Programs at
Universities and Institutions
- California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Makes grants and
provides loans for stem cell research, research facilities, and
other research opportunities at California universities and research
institutions.
- Harvard
Stem Cell Institute Supports research into all aspects of stem
cell biology, with special emphasis on those areas with the greatest
potential for improving human health.
- McGowan
Institute for Regenerative Medicine Established for University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center scientists and clinical faculty working to develop
tissue engineering, cellular therapies, biosurgery, and artificial
and biohybrid organ devices.
- National
Human Neural Stem Cell Resource Provides neural stem cells
harvested from the post-natal, post-mortem, human brain to the
research community for stem cell research.
- Pittsburgh
Development Center of Magee-Womens Research Institute Explores
the molecular biology of cell function, including the potential of
stem cells for treating human disease.
- Sloan-Kettering
Institute Part of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
the world's oldest and largest private institution devoted to
patient care, education, and research into cancer.
- Stanford
University School of Medicine/Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology
and Medicine Explains Stanford's involvement and perspective on
stem cell issues, with links to related sites.
- Texas
Heart Institute Stem Cell Center Dedicated to the study of adult
stem cells and their role in treating cardiovascular disease,
including clinical trials (in human patients), as well as many
preclinical studies (in the laboratory) using stem cells.
- Tulane
University Center for Gene Therapy Prepares and distributes
well-characterized marrow stromal cells (MSCs) derived from adult
human and rodent bone marrow using standardized protocols.
- University
of California, San Francisco/Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Program Highlights of UCSF human embryonic stem cell research.
- University
of Minnesota: Stem Cell Institute Works to enhance understanding
of stem cells' potential to improve human and animal health.
- University
of Wisconsin/Embryonic Stem Cell Research Scientists at
UW-Madison were the first to successfully isolate and culture human
embryonic stem cells.
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