Stem Cell Research & Cures

President Obama lifted the eight-year-old ban on new lines of embryonic stem cell research but most experts say the work has just begun. From the Biotechnology Industry Organization convention in Atlanta, two experts, one a Parkinson’s patient, provide a status report in this video. Tricia Brooks, managing director for Alliance Development at BIO and chair of the legislative committee for the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, and James Trussell, a Parkinson’s sufferer and the Georgia state coordinator for the Parkinson’s Action Network, discuss the latest research, including induced cells as an alternative to embryonic cells. Brooks also discusses the political implications because although the President has lifted the federal ban on embryonic cells, a number of states are considering instituting a state ban.To see it go to www.moreaboutthat.info, click on Stem Cells and play or download the video.The convention drew 20,000 scientists, industry leaders and government official...

 

 

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