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First Lab Burger- AUDIO & Transcript- NPR
Publication Date: Monday, August 5, 2013
The world’s first lab-grown hamburger was cooked and eaten in London today. The burger was grown from stem cells taken from a dead cow

Stem cells: The future of medicine?
What is a stem cell? Properties of stem cells. Multipotent, Pluripotent, Totipotent and Unipotent Stem Cells.The Concerns and Controversy Surrounding the Use of Stem Cells.The Use of Stem Cells: Diabetes. Trachea transplant. Leukemia. The nervous system. Growing meat. Word count: 1736
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Crean, M., & Mahboobani, S. (2013, January-June). Stem cells: The future of medicine?. Young Scientists Journal, 6(13), 5. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA324026649&v=2.1&u=lom_1654&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=dc79e338d9629720ebde8968e3cc014e
Cultured Beef/steroids
Burgers and science
Burger still growing, come back in April
Our plan is coming together at last

Stem Cell Research: Topic Overview
Covers: President Bush limiting stem cell research to existing cell lines. What is a stem cell? The debate. Short history. Nancy Reagan.Therapeutic cloning. Word Count: 1442.
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Stem Cell Research. (2009). In S. Benson, D. E. Brannen, Jr., & R. Valentine, UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History (Vol. 7, pp. 1484-1488). Detroit: UXL. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3048900583&v=2.1&u=lom_1654&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=f02fae47e25ff0fc15d3aff19a7aa743

Stem Cells: forever young
What is a stem cell? Birth of stem cell research.Stem Cell Therapies Today. Potential for Good.The Ethics of Stem Cell Research. Includes questions for discussion and definitions. Word count:1210/1513
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Bodach, V. K. (2004, October). Stem Cells: forever young: few cells get famous, but one kind is in the spotlight. Odyssey, 13(7), 16+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA125955381&v=2.1&u=lom_1654&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=596cada736ca1d9bea41bfee4674fa4c
Cell division: stem cell research shows great promise, but moral questions about it divide Americans.
Stem cell examples from lab. What are stem cells? Moral issue. Seeking alternatives. Potential uses. 5 short answer questions on article with answers. Word count: 1073-1242
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Wickelgren, I. (2005, May 6). Cell division: stem cell research shows great promise, but moral questions about it divide Americans. Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication, 90(16), 10+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA132160901&v=2.1&u=lom_1654&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=8a550d4418f1abf25491ad95cb676e7d

Learn Genetics: Interactives from University of Utah
PBS Bloodlines - from 2003
Six people at the center of ethical dilemmas. Decide for yourself how to resolve difficult conflicts and see how your opinions compare to others.

Stem Cells defined - Medline Plus

From the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health
Stem Cell Glossary
from the National Institutes of Health
Types of Stem Cells: Visual

Learn where different types of stem cells come from using this visual.
Boston Children's Hospital: Stem Cells

includes videos, definitions, research, news and more.

VIDEOS: Sample genetic counseling sessions
From the National Society of Genetic Counselors: simulated genetic counseling sessions from three different specialty areas (prenatal, cancer and pediatric).