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» ABC News: Finnish Patient Gets New Jaw from Own Stem Cells
   Report that a bone transplant had been grown inside a patient from his stem cells, opening up new ways to treat severe tissue damage.
   http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/02/2152899.htm

» All Things Stem Cell
   A blog aiming to explore stem cell history, harvesting methods, uses in regenerative medicine, potential problems and recent news.
   http://www.allthingsstemcell.com

» BBC News: UK's First Hybrid Embryos Created
   Report on survival of embryos in which human DNA has replaced native genetic material in bovine ova, at Newcastle University.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7323298.stm

» Cell Therapy News
   Promotes the field of cell therapy and facilitates the exchange of information and resources. Provides news and information on conferences, courses and jobs.
   http://www.celltherapynews.com

» CellNEWS
   Blog with news and discussion on stem cells, cloning, and bioethics.
   http://cellnews-blog.blogspot.com/

» Chxa
   Explains what stem cells are, the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells, the function of bone marrow and its transplantation.
   http://www.chxa.com

» Cloned Monkey Stem Cells Produced
   News article and comments on a report on the creation of embryonic cell-lines from cloned primate embryos. Published by Nature.
   http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071114/full/news.2007.245.html

» Cloning of Human Stem Cells Speeds Up
   Introduction to an article describing work on patient specific cloning of stem cells. Seoul National University, South Korea.
   http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/kbe/Koreadossier3/4.html

» Crucial Human Cell Isolated, Multiplied
   Washington Post announcement of successful isolation of pluripotent human embryonic stem cells, independently at Wisconsin and Baltimore.
   http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/cell110698.htm

» Embryonic Stem Cells
   News page from the University of Wisconsin.
   http://www.news.wisc.edu/packages/stemcells/

» Griffith University: National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research
   The Centre was established by the Australian Government to investigate the biology of adult stem cells and their application in cell transplantation therapies, disease biology and drug discovery.
   http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/national-centre-adult-stem-cell-research

» Mesenchymal Stem Cells
   Researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil have found that mesenchymal stem cells reside in virtually all post-natal organs and tissues.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16684817?dopt=Abstract

» Mesenchymal Stem Cells - Interest Group
   Resource for information on MSC research. Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types. Includes links to current papers, protocols, and information about specialist suppliers.
   http://www.mesenchymal-stem-cells.com/

» OsseoTECH: Odontis Ltd Awarded US Patent for Stem-Cell Tooth Regeneration
   Patent for creating a bio-tooth using bone marrow cells.
   http://www.osseotech.com/index.php?do=comments&bid=201

» Stem Cell Basics
   Primer providing basic information about stem cells.
   http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/

» Stem Cell Information
   Official resource about research, using human embryonic lines under Federal policy, eligibility criteria, funding opportunities for scientists. Includes FAQ maintained by the National Institutes of Health, Maryland.
   http://stemcells.nih.gov/

» Stem Cell News Blog
   A collection of articles about stem cells and research.
   http://www.stemcelldaily.com

» Stem Cell Research
   Daily news and related coverage from Yahoo!
   http://news.yahoo.com/topics/stem-cells

» Stem Cell Resources
   Hundreds of peer-reviewed, scientifically credible resources providing stem cell information and education for students, teachers and the general public.
   http://stemcellresources.org

» Stem Cell Therapy Advice Centre
   Offers to assist patients in making informed decisions on the best course of treatment and suitable clinics worldwide.
   http://www.stemcelladvicecentre.com

» Stem Cell Therapy and Research
   Article by Robin Lovell-Badge from the archives of the Mill Hill Essays 2001.
   http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/2001/stemcells.htm

» Stem Cell Treatments
   Wikipedia article providing information on this type of genetic medicine that introduces stem cells into damaged tissue in order to treat a disease or injury.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell_therapy

» Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
   Educational materials and research resource for application to tissue repair. Based at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
   http://njms.umdnj.edu/gsbs/stemcell/index.htm

» Stem Cells
   Latest news on stem cell treatments and research in China. Includes a large number of blogs and accounts by patients of treatments they have received.
   http://www.stemcellschina.com

» Stem Cells News
   Provides details about recent stem cell research.
   http://www.stem-cells-news.com/

» Stem Cells Portal
   Aims to support stem cell research labs and societies worldwide, by offering access to a broad array of resources in one central location, and to aid in collaborations, discussion and networking.
   http://www.stemcellsportal.com/

» UK Scientists Clone Human Embryo
   Report on research involving introduction of DNA from embryonic stem cells, surviving in egg genome from 11 women, for three to five days, the country's first patient specific cells. Publication due in Reproductive and BioMedicine Online from Newcastle Un
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4563607.stm

» UW-Madison Scientists Guide Human Skin Cells to Embryonic State
   Introduction to report by Yu and Thomson on developing eight undifferentiated pluripotent stem cell lines, using OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, and LIN28 to reprogram adult somatic fibroblasts. Includes links to related media coverage.
   http://www.news.wisc.edu/14474