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Stem Cell Research

Protestors outside holding a sign that says NO CUTS TO NIH | MARILYN HUMPHRIES, MARILYN HUMPHRIES/2025 Marilyn Humphries/Newscom

Public Health

The 3 Myths Supporting NIH Funding

Innovation, basic research, and economic growth do not rely on federal science funding.

Zachary R. Caverley | 4.1.2025 8:00 AM

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Organ transplants

Human-Animal Chimeras Are O.K., Argues Ronald Bailey on NPR's Airtalk

National Institutes of Health bioethicists agree with me and lift research moratorium

Ronald Bailey | 8.8.2016 12:18 PM

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Cloning

20 Years After Dolly: Where's My Clone?

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the birth of the first cloned mammal

Ronald Bailey | 7.5.2016 7:17 PM

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Ronald Reagan

Nancy Reagan, First Lady from 1981 to 1989, Dies at 94

Mrs. Reagan was staunch advocate of War on Drugs, later bucked Republican party by pushing for stem cell research.

Anthony Fisher | 3.6.2016 12:30 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cell "Game Changing" Paper Retracted

Ronald Bailey | 7.2.2014 4:02 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cell Researchers Claim "Major Scientific Discovery"

Have shown stem cells can be made by dropping blood cells into acid

Reason Staff | 1.29.2014 10:23 AM

Science & Technology

Living Tissue Reverted Back to Embryonic State

We'll live forever! Except it causes tumors.

Reason Staff | 9.11.2013 5:00 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cells From Urine Can Create Teeth

Potentially other organs as well

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 11:08 AM

Science & Technology

Scientists Announce 'Big Leap' Towards Reversing Blindness

Animal study shows some parts of eyes can be repaired using stem cells

Reason Staff | 7.23.2013 10:20 AM

Science & Technology

Scientists Complete Transplant of Retinas Made from Stem Cells in Mice

Could help work toward doing the same for humans

Reason Staff | 7.22.2013 4:00 PM

Science & Technology

Japanese Government Approves Stem Cell Trials

Scientist hoping to use the cells to treat a form of blindness

Reason Staff | 7.19.2013 10:12 AM

Science & Technology

Scientists Create Human Liver from Stem Cell

May take another 10 years before they can be used on patients, though

Reason Staff | 7.3.2013 3:30 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cell Discovery Could Help Regrow Fingers

We will all be Wolverine soon

Reason Staff | 6.13.2013 8:00 PM

Science & Technology

Finally, Cloned Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Ronald Bailey | 5.16.2013 8:01 AM

Science & Technology

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned

Important advancement in research

Reason Staff | 5.15.2013 1:37 PM

Science & Technology

Girl, 2, Gets New Windpipe Made from Stem Cells

Youngest recipient of experimental treatment

Reason Staff | 4.30.2013 3:40 PM

Politics

Why the GOP Should Embrace Science: The Conservative Future Project's Joshua Jacobs

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 4.26.2013 3:00 PM

Politics

Vid: Why the GOP Should Embrace Science - The Conservative Future Project's Joshua Jacobs

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 4.26.2013 3:00 PM

Science & Technology

Made-to-Order Embryos for Sale - No Problem With That

Ronald Bailey | 4.23.2013 3:47 PM

Science & Technology

Urine Used to Make Stem Cells

Chinese biologists work it out

Reason Staff | 12.11.2012 3:08 PM

Policy

Calif. Stem Cell Board Accused of Confict of Interest

Members stand to benefit from funding doled out

Reason Staff | 12.7.2012 6:23 PM

Science & Technology

European Countries, Drug Companies Developing Stem Cell Bank

Effort to increase development of new drugs

Reason Staff | 12.5.2012 4:23 PM

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Politics

Blue Science and Red Science

Examining the Democratic and Republican platforms on stem cells, space, and more

Ronald Bailey | 11.22.2012 1:30 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cell Breakthrough

Once-deaf rodents can now hear after treatment

Reason Staff | 9.12.2012 1:56 PM

Science Policy

Ronald Bailey Parses the GOP Platform's Sci-Tech Policy Planks

Reason Staff | 9.4.2012 5:00 PM

Politics

The Republican Party's Science and Technology Policy Platform

What the GOP thinks about sex ed, fracking, abortion, stem cells, nuclear power, climate change and more.

Ronald Bailey | 9.4.2012 5:00 PM

Policy

FDA Not Satisfied with Just 25 Percent of the U.S. Economy

Ronald Bailey | 8.8.2012 11:08 AM

Policy

Oklahoma Moves to Ban "Food or Products Which Use Aborted Human Fetuses"

Nick Sibilla | 1.26.2012 6:37 PM

Stem Cell Research

Encouraging News on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Treatment

Ronald Bailey | 1.23.2012 5:02 PM

Stem Cell Research

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Setback?

Ronald Bailey | 5.16.2011 2:13 PM

Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Update: Back to the Future?

Ronald Bailey | 12.2.2010 3:08 PM

Stem Cell Research

First Human Stem Cell Clinical Trial Begins

Ronald Bailey | 10.11.2010 2:39 PM

Stem Cell Research

Great Stem Cell News

Ronald Bailey | 10.1.2010 1:28 PM

Politics

Inconvenient Facts About Stem-Cell Research

Understanding Judge Royce Lamberth's recent decision

Steve Chapman | 8.26.2010 7:00 AM

Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Disappointment - Culture War to Reignite?

Ronald Bailey | 4.16.2010 10:28 AM

Stem Cell Research

Really Great Stem Cell Research News

Ronald Bailey | 5.29.2009 10:32 AM

Stem Cell Research

Fashion Victim

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.2.2008 11:44 AM

Stem Cell Research

The Rise of Stem Cell Research

Did George Bush inadvertently jumpstart a stem cell revolution?

Reason Staff | 1.19.2007 1:30 PM

Stem Cell Research

Get Ready for Veto Number 2 (Embryonic Stem Cell Edition)

Nick Gillespie | 1.11.2007 10:56 AM

Stem Cell Research

Scientists Grow Human Liver in Laboratory

Nick Gillespie | 10.31.2006 7:29 AM

Politics

Are Stem Cells Babies?

Only if every other human cell is, too.

Ronald Bailey | 7.11.2001 12:00 AM

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