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Mino Vianello Facolta’ di Statistica, ” La Sapienza” Descartes Prize E’ naturale, visto il contesto in cui nasce – contesto non solo italiano, anche se in Italia particolarmente scottante dopo l’introduzione d’una legge sulla fecondazione assistita che tocca direttamente il tema della sperimentazione con le cellule staminali embrionali – e’ naturale, dicevo, che quasi implicitamente

Speaker/Position/Organization Daniel Perry, Past President (2004-2005) and Current Vice President,Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR), USA – Executive Director Alliance for Aging Research Washington, DC Session: Stem Cell Science and Policies (Part I) Friday, Feb. 17, 8:30 AM Title: “Regenerative Medicine Under Attack in America: How Scientists and Patients Are Responding�? Regenerative medicine

Lecturer/Position/Organization: Prof. Miodrag Stojkovic, Deputy Director, Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics, University of Newcastle, UK; Deputy Director Principe Felipe Centre, Valencia, Spain Session/Theme: Stem Cells Science and Policies Title of the presentation: Progress in nuclear transfer technique and embryonic stem cell biology: too fast, too scary? Nuclear transfer (NT) technique requires the

Bernard Siegel, Executive Director, Genetics Policy Institute Building a Global Constituency for Stem Cell Research Scientific developments, as well as controversies, in stem cell research and nuclear transfer continue. As researchers demonstrate the potential of regenerative medicine, politicians and international organizations continue to scrutinize this work, and some seek to limit or ban it. This