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Prop 14 California: Big Expectations for CIRM 3.0

Approval of Prop 14 California last month to renew CIRM was one of the biggest state election developments of 2020. Yet it didn’t get much news coverage somehow. The exception is David Jensen over at California Stem Cell Report, who has been a great source of information about the various news surrounding Prop 14 and CIRM so check that out. CIRM is having a public meeting today about its future.…

Rick Perry plugs Celltex MSCs on Fox for COVID-19 prevention

Rick Perry plugging unproven Celltex stem cells for COVID-19 on Fox News.

Why is former Texas Governor/Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry plugging unproven stem cells from a clinic firm called Celltex for COVID-19 prevention on Fox News?

Perry follows in Giuliani’s footsteps?

And more generally, what is it with conservative politicians promoting unproven therapies for COVID-19 and in particular…

Stem cell & regenerative medicine good news & pubs

There is always plenty of complicated, mixed-bag news on the stem cell and regenerative medicine front so it’s great to highlight when there’s some good news out there. Today’s post includes several such upbeat items. At the bottom I’ve included a list of some recent interesting publications as well.

Rosie Barrero, patient advocate, featured in CIRM video (screenshot here). Some good news on this…

The California Stem Cell Agency, better known by the acronym CIRM, has done a vast amount of good over the past decade and a half, and today it needs your help for the future.

CIRM, which stands for the “California Institute for Regenerative Medicine”, has funded a huge array of stem cell and other research projects. The CIRM of today and the future primarily supports clinical trial efforts aimed…