by WRN Contributor | Sep 23, 2008
The future of stem cell research in Wisconsin, as well as the rest of the nation, could hinge on the presidential election. That's the message from the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit being held in Madison. Governor Doyle believes fight over the research in Wisconsin...
by WRN Contributor | Sep 22, 2008
Wisconsin is the focal point of stem cell science this week. But is the state falling behind? Madison is hosting the World Stem Cell Summit through Tuesday. Ed Fallone is president of the nonprofit group Wisconsin Stem Cell Now . “It's a great opportunity...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 4, 2008
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will use nearly $9 million in grant money to help fund a five year effort to discover the secrets of stem cells' ability to morph into all of the cell types that make up the body. James Thomson , a...
by WRN Contributor | Apr 29, 2008
A pioneering UW-Madison stem cell scientist has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. In 1998, Dr. Jamie Thomson became the first scientist to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells. Thomson now studies the basic biology underlying the ability of...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2008
About 1,000 great minds from around the world will converge in Madison this fall. "The University of Wisconsin has won the honor of hosting the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit." Governor Jim Doyle says he's honored this big event will take place in Madison...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 10, 2007
A watchdog group demands a federal probe of the UW Primate Center. Stop Animal Exploitation Now — SAEN — claims the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is among the top nationally-known labs to torture animals, a direct violation of federal law. The...
by WRN Contributor | Nov 21, 2007
A Wisconsin pro-life group praises a stem cell research advance, and suggests pressure from pro-life groups may have been a driving force behind the research. Barbara Lyons with Wisconsin Right to Life says the breakthrough by stem cell researchers in Wisconsin bodes...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 19, 2007
Most kids go to summer camp for swimming, hiking and crafts. One group of Wisconsin students is in camp for nanotechnology, stem cells and bioethics. The WiCell Institute on the UW-Madison campus, is holding its first ever science camp. Eighteen high school students...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 12, 2007
A man from Middleton is the first Wisconsinite to have his heart disease treated with his own stem cells in an attempt to improve his quality of life. Doctors hope to stimulate the formation of new blood vessels into blood-deprived areas of the heart by injecting...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 13, 2007
As the governor gets ready to deliver his budget address, one pro-life group has a prediction. Barbara Lyons, Executive Director of Wisconsin Right to Life , says she wouldn't be surprised if, during tonight's Budget Address, Governor Jim Doyle asked for...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 10, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on stem cell research. Lawmakers in Washington will vote on a resolution in support of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research that's virtually identical to the bill President Bush vetoed last...
by WRN Contributor | Oct 20, 2006
The third and final gubernatorial debate is tonight between incumbent governor Jim Doyle and GOP challenger Mark Green. What can we expect? UW political analyst Charles Franklin expects the two may be “swinging for the fences” tonight but there are two...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 29, 2006
Hope. For some advocates of stem cell research, it's just as important as the prospect of a cure. Stephanie Monday of Madison was diagnosed with MS twelve years ago, and she says that, while she supports stem cell research, she doesn't expect the work will...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 28, 2006
Candidates for governor continue their war of words over stem cells. At a Madison even dubbed “Stem Cell Champions for Doyle,” the governor repeated his claim, that Republican Congressman Mark Green would cripple stem cell research in Wisconsin, if he were...
