Surgery for Stem Cell Program?
Critics of the California stem cell program are prescribing major surgery: their procedure, Senate Bill 1565, (Kuehl, Runner) amounts to a re-do of the program California voted into law.Should we close...
View ArticleHow the Democrats Can Win Every State: Wheelchair Warriors to the Rescue!
If every voting-age citizen with a disability registered and voted, every state would elect Democrats.Before I back that up, first, can you name America’s largest minority?Here are five hints... The...
View ArticleStem Cell Bill Unconstitutional?
A poison pill amendment to a seemingly harmless bill (SB 1565, Kuehl, Runner) is in almost certain violation of the California State Constitution-- but it may provide the opposition with a way to gut...
View ArticleAnti-Wheelchair, Anti-stemcell, and Unconstitutional
No matter where you live in the country, this affects you.A bill in California would remove our voter-chosen preference for embryonic stem cell research.If this is allowed, not only will it be imposed...
View ArticleVUB: Stem cell harvesting without destruction of embryo
The University of Brussels (VUB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in Belgium revealed they have found a way to farm stem cells from a 4 cell embryo without having to destruct the embryo.One of the four...
View ArticleStem Cells, and John McCain's First Wife
When Bill Clinton fooled around, the Republicans fought with all their strength to impeach him.But when John McCain cheated on his crippled wife, the GOP nominated him for President.
View ArticleMcCain Runs Radio Ad Heralding Support of Stem Cell Research McCain Favors...
A radio ad John McCain is currently running in key states describes his support for stem cell research, which, unless she's pulled a Bridge to Nowhere flip flop on, Sarah Palin opposes.Washington Post:...
View ArticleMcCain Was For Embryonic Stem Cell Research While He Was Against It
Politicians sometimes take a stand for a policy. Sometimes they take a stand against a policy. Sometimes they are for a policy before they change their mind and are against it.With embryonic stem cell...
View ArticleVicki Englund, Stem Cells, and 30 days to remake the World
In the next thirty days...the most important Congressional/Senate race, state or national? Your call. Personally, I know of more than 100 races where there is a strong stem cell candidate America needs...
View ArticleMichigan Proposal 2 Rocks! Permit Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
This is kinda long, so if you support the proposal, want to skip the argument, and want to know how you can help, just scroll to the bottom.Proposed Legislative Amendment:A proposal to amend the State...
View ArticleShame on Michigan Catholic Conference
In a series of dishonest TV ads, print media, and DVD mass mailings, the Michigan Catholic Conference is attacking stem cell research, maligning Proposal 2-- and undermining the good name of the...
View ArticleMistake in Don Reed's article
MISTAKE IN DON REED’S ARTICLE:The following article contains an error on the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. That cruelty was recently denounced by survivors of the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment, (which was...
View ArticleHelp Michigan Today-- and Skip a Lot of Fighting Later on!
Last night I went to a fundraiser for a California Senator, a strong friend of stem cell research. At the end of his remarks, he opened up the floor for questions-- and naturally I brought up...
View ArticlePromising new therapy for HIV/AIDS.
Stories like this are the reason why I have internalized Pasteurs quote: "Chance favors the prepared mind."
View ArticleObama will change the world.... It is written
Barack is going to change the world... By living forever. How's he going to do this? He's going to kill countless innocent children by cloning and destroying the embryos they would emerge from. Or at...
View ArticleHope and Change come to U.S. science policy... hopefully.
Twoarticles in today's issue of Science sum up the expectations of the scientific community for Congress and the Obama administration.
View ArticleWhen did the Bush Presidency "Jump the Shark?"
Former aides to Mr. Bush seem to think that his "Presidency" never recovered from Hurricane Katrina. It seems to me that there were so many events that he was unable to recover from, that picking one...
View ArticleShove it Laura Bush - Stem Cell
Fellas,Do any of you remember the 2004 Republican conventions. There was a lot of hoopla about Stemcell research and Mrs. W specifically mentioned that those who are promoting stem cell research are in...
View ArticleBush is Gone! Science Returns!
The medical research world is alive with excitement as the FDA has just approved new stem cell research on the repair of spinal cord injuries. These tests will start this summer at the Geron...
View ArticleStem Cell therapy cures Arthritis and is available NOW!
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will announce Monday that he is reversing Bush administration limits on federal financing for embryonic stem cell research as part of a pledge to separate science and...
View ArticleYesterday at the White House
The Reed family got home from Washington DC at 11:30 last night, and will be on the road again at 4:30 this morning, one hour from now, to go down to the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Stem Cell Wins Media Praise
President Obama's unveiling of new Federal stem cell research guidelines is receiving glowing media coverage, with most reports including lead stories on two out of three network broadcasts casting the...
View ArticleGeorgia Senate moves to block stem cell research and doom abortion rights in...
Just as President Obama removed Bush-era Federal funding restrictions on stem cell research, the State of Georgia is moving to restrict the same research and drive in a wedge provision that would...
View ArticleLate afternoon/early evening open thread
Thank God, Obama is losing the war on science:
View ArticleYear in the Life of the California Stem Cell Program
In the midst of all the economic gloom and doom, something shining has emerged in California: the beginning of a vastly better world.Take a look at some highlights of what the California Institute for...
View ArticleBlindspot
Times Online is reporting that a British research team has developed a promising treatment for the most common causes of blindness using embryonic stem cells: The treatment will tackle age-related...
View ArticleChristmas Eve in the Stem Cell World
We in the stem cell advocacy effort have a lot to be happy about-- a lot of chores ahead, no question-- but we have some great reasons to be happy this year too!
View ArticleFrom around the World...
There is a paucity of news from around the World. This is my modest attempt to bring you some stories worth knowing about. All news is not necessarily bad news.
View ArticleDickey Wicker and Chevron
Since nobody can seem to accurately state the law (including the front-page article), here's a brief primer on Dickey Wicker, Chevron Deference, and the Lamberth decision.
View ArticleStem cell funding ban temporarily stayed
Good news from the federal judiciary:President Barack Obama’s administration can fund embryonic stem-cell research while it appeals a decision banning government support for any activity using cells...
View ArticleMICHAEL--NOT MARCO--RUBIO SAVES PARALYSIS CURE BILL
APOLOGYUnfortunately, I spectacularly misspelled California Senator Michael Rubio's name in this morning's article. It was MICHAEL Rubio of Bakersfield whose key vote saved our bill--AB 1657-- and...
View ArticleParalysis research bill vetoed
The Governor of California just vetoed a bill to fund the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act. It is a devastating blow, but we will come back, and try again.
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In Wisconsin, Galileo weeps.
The Wisconsin Science Festival started today. The statewide science exposition/celebration runs Thursday through Sunday, with events held at various primarily public and non-profit venues. The festival...
View Article1/30/16 TILT (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
1) Vampire Weekend is planning a blow-out benefit concert for Bernie Sanders in Iowa City tonight. 2) $70 million has been spent on advertising for the Iowa caucuses so far.3) Medical Cannabis gleaned...
View ArticleScientists have successfully created functional heart muscle in full-sized...
This is truly amazing. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have moved many steps closer to creating the fully bioengineered human heart."Generating functional cardiac tissue involves meeting several...
View ArticleWANT TO BE A STEM CELL CHAMPION?
WANT TO BE A STEM CELL CHAMPION?By Don C. ReedIt’s easy. Go to www.cirm.ca.gov/... and sign up. It costs you nothing—but might mean a lot-- in the fight for cures of chronic disease and...
View ArticleBATTLING SCHIZOPHRENIA: Benefit # 51 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Program
Battling Schizophrenia: Benefit #51 of the California Stem Cell ProgramBy Don C. ReedImagine a calm persuasive voice, telling you to pick up a gun, put it to your head, and squeeze the trigger—you...
View ArticleCIRM BENEFIT # 64: Fighting Rett Syndrome: the Woman Who Leaped into the Sky
CIRM BENEFIT # 64: FIGHTING RETT SYDROME: The Woman Who Leaped Into the SkyBy Don C. ReedAt the top of the ten meter platform, the young Chinese woman turned around, so her toes gripped the edge of the...
View ArticleHow Many Chronic Diseases Do You Have?
HOW MANY CHRONIC DISEASES DO YOU HAVE?By Don C. ReedExcuse me for asking such a personal question, (and no insult intended!) but how many chronic diseases or conditions do you have?I have four myself,...
View ArticleSEPTEMBER: National Paralysis Month
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PARALYSIS MONTHBy Don C. ReedOn September 10th, 1994, my son Roman Reed received a spinal cord injury while playing college football. One moment he was having a superb game at...
View ArticleA Danger for Elderly Women-- and How California is Fighting Back Against it
A DANGER FOR ELDERLY WOMENBy Don C. ReedWe all know the feeling of needing the restroom, and squeezing our internal muscles to delay the inevitable. But when those muscles weaken, due to age or other...
View ArticleTHE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT MATTER ON THE BALLOT...
THE SECOND-MOST IMPORTANT MATTER ON THE BALLOT: Prop 14!!!by Don C. ReedThe most important matter on the ballot is of course the Presidency; but I am a Democrat, so no surprises there. My concern is...
View ArticleFighting One Disease or Condition per Day
36 reasons to VOTE YES! For Your Scientist FriendsBy Don C. ReedAuthor, “STEM CELL BATTLES”, other bookswww.stemcellbattles.comDear Friend of Regenerative Medicine:For the next month, I will make...
View ArticleTRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: condition #4
Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research:For one month, I will make available a short (2-3 paragraphs) daily piece summarizing one aspect of the stem cell research—my layman’s understanding of it—done by...
View ArticleON HERSCHEL WALKER: a Patient Advocate's Perspective
ON HERSCHEL WALKER: A Patient Advocate’s PerspectiveBy Don C. ReedShould Herschel Walker, a vocal enemy of science, become Georgia’s next United States Senator? As a patient advocate for several...
View ArticleTo Paul Berg: in Memory
To Paul Berg: in MemoryBlogby Don C. Reed An old poem, partly remembered: “A tree is fallen, there is a gap against the sky.”Stanford’s great champion Paul Berg has died.Others are better equipped to...
View ArticleFIGHTING SHARKS AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC "INCURABLE" CONDITIONS
Fighting Multiple Chronic ConditionsBy Don C. Reed First, a seeming digression.Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, is based on a true story. Hemingway was on a fishing trip off...
View ArticleOF CROCODILES, MIKE JOHNSON, AND STEMCELL RESEARCH
OF CROCODILES, MIKE JOHNSON, AND STEM CELL RESEARCHBy Don C. ReedAs a long-time supporter of stem cell research, I was worried when social conservative Mike Johnson (R-LA) was chosen as the new...
View ArticleRest in Power, Brooke Ellison
I don’t remember much about September 4, 1990. It was the first day of my senior year in high school, in the DC suburbs, and I do have some vague memories of meeting some of my teachers for the first...
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