Glance at last issue: - c) l7 l5 X2 L( d 4 H, M+ M: u2 C' x1 s* y"I'm most excited to see the use of stem cell in therapy becoming a standard of care, where clinicians when they look at a disease would ask, 'What's my stem cell option in terms of therapy? How I can look to stem cells to treat this disease or regenerate this organ or to combat this tumor?'"--Andrew Wu, Cordlife's technical and laboratory director.% ?4 _8 @& b% \" M, N* ?6 _9 y" ]
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"A lot of thought and debate has gone into framing these regulations for the emerging biotechnologies like stem cell therapy and gene therapy. Through out the process we were focused on bringing a fine balance between science, biotech industry and most importantly patient care. I hope the new regulations will promote safe and effective treatments for all."--Dr.Yihua An, the Director of the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation at Wujing General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces.& K1 d' |( M: A. h& }! ]" ~! H
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"The program is under a lot of pressure to demonstrate some wins, and so far we haven't changed anything, we haven't moved anything to the clinic."--Gary Steinberg, a Stanford neurosurgeon working with a $20-million grant from the stem cell program. + t) O: |! J) l6 f4 {$ c : z" p8 G; i+ y2 w% i% F"We had to understand the stem cell biology before we could work on the development of therapies. For example, we had to understand why stem cells are abnormal when a patient is in a diseased state. Some of the problems associated with diabetes are related to dysfunctional cells."--Professor Tim O'Brien, director of Regenerative Medicine Institute (Remedi) at NUI Galway.+ s9 G. h4 r) @: r. \3 e X
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"Other than bone marrow and haematological cancers, stem cell therapy for any thing else is unproved. Clinicians offering this experimental therapy cannot charge a single penny and can only do it as a part of free trials."--The Indian Council of Medical Research's assistant director general (stem cell research), Dr Geeta Jotwani.8 d$ M! T) N9 @( D5 B4 B, g/ x
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