Stem Cell Online Resources

Read the NIH report, Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions , released July 18, 2001.

NIH stem cell information

NIH stem cell science primer

Health and Human Services stem cell fact sheet

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Report on Stem Cell Research

Summary of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission report on the ethics of stem cell research

Presentations from the National Academy of Sciences stem cell workshop on the Future of Regenerative Medicine, June 22, 2001.

Politcians:

Pro
Op-ed piece in the Washington Post by former Senator Connie Mack in support of stem cell research

Con
Statement by House Majority Leader Richard Armey, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts Jr. supporting the ban on embryonic stem cell research.

Advocacy Groups:

Pro
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Alliance for Aging Research

Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy representing the American Society of Cell Biology, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Genetics Society of America.

Con
National Right to Life Committee

Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics

National Conference of Catholic Bishops statement opposing embryonic stem cell research.

Articles from other sources:
Scientific American