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Controversial stem cell clinic closed

One of the largest and most controversial stem cell clinics in the western world has closed. The XCell-Center at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, based in Germany, ceased operations on April 21, due to what the Center claims is “a new development in German...

Is great science sitting on a shelf?

Patenting report shows disconnect in Canada by Paul Krzyzanowski Got a patentable idea? You might want to move to Switzerland. A recent article in the Globe and Mail compared Canada’s patenting activity to other major countries, and the small European nation...

Keeping the lights on

Banned from receiving federal funds in 2004 by the Bush administration, human embryonic stem cell research was recently embraced by the Obama administration in March 2009 — sort of, anyway. As many readers are no doubt aware, U.S. courts are currently embroiled...

Questions raised about XCell Center

In recent years the Stem Cell Network has worked closely with its international colleagues to shed light on clinics offering “stem cell” therapies for which there is scant scientific evidence. One such initiative is A Closer Look at Stem Cell Treatments, a web...