Curated Video
President Bush meets the Pope & Italy's president
Castel Gandolfo - Near Rome
1. President and First Lady Laura Bush greeted by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano
2. Pope and Bush with Laura go out onto balcony to look at view
3. Cutaway of lake
4. Pope John Paul II...
Curated Video
South Korea to lift 3-year ban on human stem cell research
1. Wide shot pan of briefing
2. Close up of reporters
3. Wide of briefing
4. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Gang-lip, Director of South Korean Health Industry Policy Division of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Ministry:
"The National...
Curated Video
News conference on 'fake' stem cell research
23 December 2005
1. Roe Jung-hye (Roe is her surname, in the Korean culture it is placed first), dean of research affairs at Seoul National University, surrounded by photographers and cameramen at news conference
2. Cutaway of...
Curated Video
An ALS patient who has had an experimental stem cell transplant therapy at Emory University took part in the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness and funding for more research into the disease. (Aug. 25)
An ALS patient has taken the ALS ice bucket challenge himself.
Ed Tessaro has had the disease for seven years and wanted to raise awareness and money for more research into treatments and a cure by participating in the social media...
Curated Video
Government-funded laboratory investigating its stem cell research
A Japanese government-funded laboratory says it's
considering retracting a research paper describing a simple
way of turning ordinary cells from mice into stem cells.
The RIKEN Centre for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, admitted on...
Curated Video
President Bush, at the national Catholic prayer breakfast, stressed his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a reference to the Senate's passage this week of a bill he's threatened to veto.
HEADLINE: Bush calls for work towards a 'culture of life'
CAPTION: President Bush, at the national Catholic prayer breakfast, stressed his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a reference to...
Curated Video
Intv. with Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel prize winner for chemistry
1. Wide of Roger D. Kornberg standing in his kitchen with his father Arthur as telephone rings
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel Chemistry Prize winner:
"I was initially stunned even shocked by the news and I would say it...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Stem Cells
In this video students will learn about the different kinds and functions of stem cells, and about the medical possibilities and controversies surrounding stem cell research. [10:12]
PBS
Nova: Stem Cells
PBS site provides information as to what stem cells are, what they do and how we find a balance between hope for cures and respect for life. Contains links to stem cell research, the cloning process as well as politics of stem cells.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Geron to End Embryonic Stem Cell Research
An interview with Leonard Zon from Howard Hughes Medical Institute about the announcement by Geron Corporation that they would discontinue research into the use of embryonic stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries. Aired Nov. 18,...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Laser Blast Can Regrow Teeth, in Rats
Researchers have been able to use lasers to activate dormant dental stem cells in a rat's gums, and have them transform into dentin cells and regenerate dentin in a damaged tooth. The procedure should be transferrable to humans, and...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stem Cell Research Funding Update
Will revised rules regarding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research have the intended effect?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Remodeling Hearts With Stem Cells
Cardiologist Josh Hare describes research into using a type of stem cells to repair heart attack damage.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Rewiring the Brain With Stem Cells
New research finds that in mice, transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells can form proper connections with other brain parts.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stem Cell Research Update
Researchers in a recent study report creating stem cells in 30 minutes through an acid bath.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Stem Cells
This lesson will discuss identify stem cells, their potential, and their controversy.