First (and this is important) with rare exceptions, every dollar of the California stem cell research program is spent in California. The exceptions are for equipment or materials that cannot be had for reasonable prices in California. Other than that, our home state money gets spent at home. But what if one of our scientists
When you come to one of the board meetings of the California stem cell program, (and you should, you are welcome!) you will see twenty-nine people sitting behind long tables, arranged in a square so they can see each other. It is nothing fancy, no luxuries: just each person has a pitcher of water before
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)... Imagine a progressive disease of breathing problems so severe your only chance is a double lung transplant—requiring a person newly deceased and with previously approved permission to donate body parts—an operation you may not survive. That’s just the beginning; also, there are digestive difficulties: your body can’t absorb enough nutrients, so that
FLASH! Yesterday morning, , December 14th, Mark Tuszynski won his grant from CIRM! Yayyyyy!!! So read this story, and know that it had a happy ending! If you, or someone you love, has suffered a spinal cord injury, next Thursday, December 14th, is an important day for you. If you want to be a part
My biggest fear these days is losing my wife Gloria. Her family dies of heart attacks, she’s a tad overweight, and we are both past the traditional three score years and ten. The doctor says she is a candidate for heart attack. We are fighting back, of course. We exercise every day and eat relatively
