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Benefit # 47 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Research Program: JOBS AND NEW MONEY

By |2020-12-02T21:26:16+00:00October 3rd, 2018|

Imagine a government program that attracts money, instead of just spending it… The California stem cell program does exactly that. Technically titled the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) the program has spent approximately $2.6 billion since its beginning. But from other sources, the program has brought in $1.9 billion — and more is almost certainly

Benefit # 7 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: FIGHTING ARTHRITIS

By |2020-12-02T21:26:30+00:00October 6th, 2017|

My wife Gloria tries to only use our home stairs twice daily: coming down in the morning, and climbing back up at night. You would understand why if you could look inside her knees. A healthy joint has an internal cushion of smooth white cartilage: Gloria’s is mostly gone. As a result, her leg bones

Benefit # 3 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Program:CONTROLLING URINARY INCONTINENCE— AND DEADLY ANEURISMS?

By |2021-09-05T13:42:21+00:00September 22nd, 2017|

As a former professional diver for Marine World in Redwood City, California, I naturally love the animals of land and sea. It was a delight to find a little-known fact about Koko, a female gorilla who “speaks” with sign language. When Koko could not get pregnant, Stanford scientist Dr. Bertha Chen was called in to

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