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Annotated Bibliography

  • Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and 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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Educational Resources

  • ExploreStemCells A UK resource for the general public that discusses the use of stem cells in medical treatments and therapies.
  • 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).
  • NIH-Supported Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Projects
  • NWABR Stem Cell Resources Lessons, diagrams, vocabulary, and more from the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research.
  • 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.
  • Stem Cell ResourcesSM A resource for the educational community on stem cells.
  • 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.
  • World Stem Cell Map  A resource designed to reflect national policy and whether or not public funds may be used to pursue stem cell research using IVF embryos donated from fertility clinics.

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