That's some awesome stuff.... ESC -- $20 million for research into insulin-producing cells grown from embryonic stem cells. UCSF and Novocell Inc. in San Diego. -- $16 million to treat macular degeneration using transplanted retinal cells made from embryonic stem cells. University of Southern California and UC Santa Barbara. -- $16 million to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by implanting cells made from embryonic stem cells. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, UC San Diego, and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. -- $20 million to treat stroke using implanted neural stem cells made from embryonic stem cells. Stanford and UCLA.
ASC -- $18 million for stem cells that would target and kill brain tumors. City of Hope National Medical Center in San Francisco. -- $19 million for stem cells that would target and kill brain tumors. UCSF, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in San Diego and Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla. -- $20 million to modify stem cells so they create T cells that are resistant to HIV infection. UCLA and Calimmune Inc. in Los Angeles. -- $9 million to treat sickle cell disease by modifying patients' blood-forming stem cells so they produce normal red blood cells. UCLA and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. -- $12 million to treat the skin disease epidermolysis bullosa by genetically modifying skin cells. Stanford University. -- $5.5 million to repair heart tissue damaged in a heart attack using stem cells from a patient's own heart. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. -- $15 million to modify stem cells so they create T cells that are resistant to HIV infection. City of Hope National Medical Center, University of Southern California and Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Drugs -- $20 million for developing drugs to destroy leukemia stem cells. UC San Diego. -- $20 million to develop drugs that destroy cancer stem cells in solid tumors. UCLA, Stanford and the University of Southern California. -- $20 million to create an antibody that helps destroy leukemia stem cells. Stanford. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> There is no fight. >> California has 3 billion dollars to use whatever they want and they >> chose adult. Obama released the purse strings for embryonic stem cells >> and 10 out of 14 still went with adult. > > Actually, the article says the following about the 10 of 14 "The > others will use so-called adult stem cells or conventional drugs > intended to kill cancer stem cells" > > So, some of the 10 use ASC, some of the 10 use drug therapies. It > could be that 4 are using ESC, 4 using ASC, and 6 using drug > therapies. ...but then the article wouldn't be so sensational, and > they would sell less newspaper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306860 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
