Selected Online Stem Cell Resources

General Background
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) public section http://www.isscr.org/public/index.htm

Stem Cell Network
http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/index_en.php

National Institutes of Health stem cell information
http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp

The Royal Society science issues: stem cells and cloning
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/landing.asp?id=1202

Stem Cell Research Foundation (SCRF)
http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org/About/FAQ.htm#1

Human embroynic stem cell online animation (requires Flash) http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org/WhatsNew/EmbryonicStemCells.htm
Illustrates the basic steps in creating an embryonic stem cell line

University of Michigan life sciences: stem cells explained
http://lifesciences.umich.edu/
Includes an interactive tutorial on stem cell basics

University of Wisconsin stem cell site
http://www.news.wisc.edu/packages/stemcells/  

Teaching Aids and Education Resources
ENGAGE: Stem Cells
http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/engage/index.php
A high school teaching resource on stem cell research, developed through the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) by Genome Canada, and the Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) at the University of Toronto. The ‘ Resource Package’ Link provides access to the full lesson plans: http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/engage/materials.php .

Nova, Science Now: Stem Cells http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3209/04.html
A 15-minute video (from PBS) includes basic information and links to teaching resources (April, 2005)

Nova, Science Now: Stem Cell Update
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3302/06.html
Stem cell update (January, 2006)

 Genetic Science Learning Center
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/stemcells/
Stem cells in the spotlight — animations directed at kids and their teachers

Ethics and Policy
 World stem cell map
http://mbbnet.umn.edu/scmap.html
The map shows relative levels of permissive/flexible stem cell research policies across the globe.  

The International Stem Cell Forum
http://www.stemcellforum.org/
An international stem cell research effort

The Hinxton Group: Consensus Statement, Transnational Cooperation in Stem Cell Research
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bioethics/finalsc.doc

AAAS: Science and policy; report on stem cells
http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/stemcells/
American Association for the Advancement of Science brief; includes history of stem cell research and policy

The President’s Council on Bioethics (USA)
http://www.bioethics.gov/topics/stemcells_index.html
Reports, transcripts, and background material

National Academies of Science, USA: Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309096537/html/

Recent Scientific Commentary and Perspectives
Nature , In Focus: stem cells
http://www.nature.com/news/infocus/stemcells.html
(Some articles available only to subscribers.)

Science , Special Online Collection: Hwang et al and Stem Cell Issues
http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/hwang2005/

Advocacy Groups  
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
http://www.camradvocacy.org/

Genetics Policy Institute
http://www.genpol.org/

Updated: June 22, 2006