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The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives held a hearing on the bioethical issues surrounding fetal tissue transplant research. The investigative…

Representative Diana Degette talked about her book,Sex, Science, and Stem Cells, published by The Lyons Press. She argues in her book that the Bush administration has politicized science…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine recent advances in stem cell research and the opportunities for developing new medical therapies for diseases such…

Democratic leaders responded to President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. They expressed their disappointment in the president’s actions and pledged to push of an…

A bipartisan, bicameral coalition spoke to reporters about the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and their support for federal spending on medical research using stem cells. They also…

Lawmakers spoke to reporters about their reaction to Senator Frist’s reversal on his stance that would have denied federal funding to research on embryonic stem cells. They also talked…

Representatives spoke to reporters about legislation to allow embryonic stem cell research for medical purposes and consideration of the legislation in the House which was opposed by the…

Members of Congress, patients, and other interested parties spoke in support of stem cell research. They said that stem cell research has the potential to provide cures for the diseases…

Scientists involved in cloning research, Food and Drug Administration officials, bioethicists, religious leaders and others testified both for and against human cloning research. Although…