Recommend blogs or websites on stem cell research and ethics

October 10, 2004 9:42 PM

Are there any blogs/regularly updated web sites out there focusing on stem cells? I want to follow not only all the latest research (both successes and failures), but also ethics and related public policy so I'll know when to write my Congressperson.

Tried Googling and came up with a few blogs that cover them occasionally, but not exhaustively.

posted by Soliloquy to Science & Nature (8 answers total)

The passing of Chris Reeve will probably cause quite a bit of stem cell noise around the web, maybe some of those entries will link to good sources?
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 10:53 PM on October 10, 2004

Turned this up from a search at technorati.com:

Alzheimers and Stem Cell Resource Center
posted by falconred at 11:22 PM on October 10, 2004

Looks like a spam/fake biz site, falconred.
posted by gramcracker at 12:19 AM on October 11, 2004

Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Politics at the Crossroads.
posted by Gyan at 12:23 AM on October 11, 2004

oops, my apologies for lame link checking :(
posted by falconred at 12:34 AM on October 11, 2004

It's not solely about stem cell research, but Betterhumans is good for biotech stories in general.
posted by mcguirk at 12:55 AM on October 11, 2004

Soliloquy -- I doubt this directly addresses what you're looking for, but if you get to the point where you want to support the research, a great advocacy site is The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research. You'll find lots of information there, as well as suggestions on what to say to your congressperson. They even email alerts when some key issue is coming up so you can contact your representative at just the right time.
posted by pardonyou? at 7:27 AM on October 11, 2004

Response by poster: You know, when I posted that last night, I had no idea the word of Christopher Reeve's death would come this morning. I don't know when or if stem cells will be able to cure paralysis and the host of diseases that continue to plague humankind, but it seems clear to me that we need to try.

Thanks for the links everybody; I'm off to my friendly neighborhood domain registrar.
posted by Soliloquy at 8:27 AM on October 11, 2004