Human stem cell tests could begin this summer
Monday, February 11th, 2008Article link.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The first experiments using human embryonic stem cells in human subjects could begin within a few months, the chief executive of biotech Geron said Monday.
At the annual BIO CEO conference in New York, Dr. Thomas Okarma said Geron plans to start embryonic stem-cell studies in humans with spinal cord injuries toward the end of the second quarter. Okarma said the tests would involve up to 40 human patients, while all prior tests involved rats…
Keep in mind while reading this article to try to stray from focusing on the typical stem cell debate in the United States (sanctity of life, need for medical cures, embryonic vs. adult stem cell lines) and focus more on how the research itself is regulated and approved, as the third-party management of research is to be the focus of our second topic.