A coalition of anti-abortion legislators is calling for an end to human embryonic stem cell research at the National ...

Stem cell research holds enormous potential for treating disease, but it also raises deep ethical questions—especially when ...

The stem cell-based embryo model and actual human embryos share many characteristics but are distinctly different. However, internationally, not everyone agrees on the definitions and what we should ...

The stem cell debate is not about party lines. It’s not even a pro-life/pro-choice debate. It’s a question of the way that we as a society and we as a government take care of those who are suffering.

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures. But the 253-174 vote fell short ...

Before the country united in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, embryonic stem cell research was one of its most divisive issues. But far from the bitter debate over embryos, there is ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research is pressing the NIH to end its pause on new Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry submissions, warning that the move could slow medical advances. The ...

When President Obama earlier this month lifted the restrictions that former President Bush had placed on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, he reignited the culture war that's long been ...

WASHINGTON - A stubborn Senate voted Wednesday to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, ignoring President Bush's threat of a second veto on legislation designed to lead ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have found a safer way to coax human skin cells into becoming powerful embryonic-like stem cells, taking a step closer to their potential use ...