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• Basic Stem Cell Information
– selected web sites, presenting well illustrated, essential information about stem cells.
• Lesson Plans
– presents examples of elaborated lesson plans about different aspects of stem cell research and policy.
• History of Stem Cell Research
• Stem Cell Legislation
• Stem Cell Research – summary
• Selected Journals, publishing articles in the area of regenerative medicine
• Stem Cell Research Institutes and Organizations
• Stem Cell Companies and Banks worldwide
- links to the web sites of several companies working with stem cells
Basic Stem Cell Information

http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/stemcells/
Stem Cells in the Spotlight Kid-friendly animations include What is a Stem Cell ? (introducing ‘Stem Cell Guy’ and showing how he differentiates) What are Some Different Types of Stem Cells? (including an online quiz)
http://www.news.wisc.edu/packages/stemcells/
University of Wisconsin Stem Cell Site - written for general audiences.
http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org/WhatsNew/EmbryonicStemCells
Human Embroynic Stem Cell Online Animation (requires Flash). Illustrates the basic steps in creating an embryonic stem cell line
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/stem_cell_animation
PBS Newshour Stem Cell Online Animation

Lesson Plans

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/august01/stemcells/
PBS Newshour Extra lesson plan related to stem cell policy in US.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/
PBS Newshour Extra lesson plan (students use a worksheet to find basic information on the internet, and then use a graphic organizer to collect and discuss information on adult vs. embryonic stem cell research)
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/teachers/tindex/index.cfm?switch=single
Provides a variety of lessons related to Stem Cell Issues.
http://www.nwabr.org/education/stemcellforum.htm
This set of lessons uses some of the material from the Genetic Science Learning Center as well as from other sources (news articles, hypothetical scenarios) to investigate issues surrounding stem cell research
http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/engage/materials.php
This high school teaching resource on stem cell research was developed through the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) by Genome Canada, and the Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) at the University of Toronto.

History of Stem Cell Research

http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/history-of-stem-cell-research-faq.htm

http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2002_Groups/pancstems/

http://domain883347.sites.fasthosts.com/research/history.html

Stem Cell Legislation

http://www.glphr.org/genetic/genetic.htm
Database of Global Policies on Human Cloning and Germ-line engineering.

http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu/scmap.html
Summary of the worldwide policy on Stem Cell Research.

Stem Cell Research - summary

http://stemcells.nih.gov/research/scilit/highlights/
National Institutes of Health’s Highlights of Stem Cell Research – summaries of the current most important scientific papers.

Selected Journals, publishing articles in the area of regenerative medicine

http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/
Stem Cells. The international journal of cell differentiation and proliferation

http://www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=125
Stem Cells and Development focuses on stem cells of all tissue types and their potential therapeutic applications.

http://www.futuremedicine.com/page/loi/rme
Regenerative Medicine provides a forum to address the important challenges and advances in stem cell research and regenerative medicine, delivering this essential information in concise, clear and attractive article formats – vital to an increasingly time-constrained community.

http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/1748-605X
Biomedical Materials. The goal of the journal is to publish original research findings that contribute to our knowledge about the composition, properties, and performance of materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

http://www.pubstemcell.com/
Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine- an exclusive online journal for the students in Medicine, Life sciences & Biotech.

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0269-9702
Bioethics provides a forum for well-argued articles on the ethical questions raised by current issues such as: international collaborative clinical research in developing countries, organ transplants and xenotransplantation, ageing and the human lifespan, AIDS, genomics, and stem cell research.

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_journal_of_bioethics/
The American Journal of Bioethics provides a rapid, peer-reviewed collection of scholarship about emerging issues in bioethics.

http://www.ethicsandmedicine.com/
Ethics and Medicine – an international journal of bioethics.

http://www.biolawbusiness.com/index.asp
The Journal of BioLaw & Business is an international quarterly journal for attorneys, biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives, biomedical researchers, investors, risk managers, and other professionals interested in biotechnology and the life sciences. In the forefront of a new era, (JB&B) provides practical guidance, expert insights and substantive analysis of 21st century biotechnology law, business, regulation and policy matters.

Stem Cell Research Institutes and Organizations

http://www.wicell.org/index.php
The WiCell Research Institute is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of science and medicine by unlocking the potential of stem cells.

http://www.iscr.ed.ac.uk/
The Institute for Stem Cell Research (ISCR) is a world-leading centre for multidisciplinary research in mammalian stem cell biology.

http://www.isscr.org/
The International Society for Stem Cell Research is an independent, nonprofit organization established to promote and foster the exchange and dissemination of information and ideas relating to stem cells, to encourage the general field of research involving stem cells and to promote professional and public education in all areas of stem cell research and application.

http://stemcell.stanford.edu/
The Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach to biomedical research and patient care.

http://www.cirm.ca.gov/
The web site of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

http://www.curesforcalifornia.com/
The Alliance for Stem Cell Research was created to advance stem cell research through public education and patient advocacy.

http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org/
The official web site of the Stem Cell Research Foundation. Its mission is to provide public education and to fund research in an efford to help find treatments and cures for a wide range of diseases.

http://www.eurostemcell.org/index.htm
EuroStemCell aims to build the scientific foundations required to take stem cell technology to the clinic. Combining the expertise of more than 100 researchers across 27 research groups in 14 partner institutions, it is a virtual European stem cell centre.

http://www.stemcellcenter.se/
Lund center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy is one of six Swedish strategic centers of excellence in life sciences, supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.

http://www.dasc.dk/
The Danish Centre for Stem Cell Research (DASC) is devoted to the study of so-called "adult" stem cells, derived from already formed adult tissue developing fetal tissue and umbilical blood.

http://www.stemcell.no/ncs.htm
The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research (NCS) was founded in 2003 after receiving a strategic research grant from The Research Council of Norway. The objective is to be a scientific network that carries out basic and applied research on stem cells.

http://stemcell.harvard.edu/index.jsp
The official web site of Harvard Stem Cell Institute.

http://www.iscbm.ucla.edu/
The UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine (ISCBM) is committed to a multi-disciplinary, campus-wide, integrated, collaboration of scientific, academic, and medical disciplines for the purpose of understanding adult and human embryonic stem cells.

Stem Cell Companies and Banks worldwide

http://www.stem-cell-companies.com/
http://www.advancedcell.com/
http://www.stemcellsinc.com/
http://www.aastrom.com/
http://www.theravitae.com/
http://www.geron.com/
http://www.corcell.com/
http://www.corcell.com/
http://www.ukstemcellbank.co.uk/
http://www.cordblood.com/
http://www.cryo-cell.com/index.asp
http://www.escellinternational.com