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Welcome to the NPHS Stem Cell Page Add any information about stem cells that you think is important Make sure you refer to the Wiki Rubric for guidelines on how you will be assessed. Can you contact a stem cell scientist or any of these people mentioned in your readings; Douglas Melton, James Thompson, Shinya Yamanaka, Paulo Macchiarini, Konrad Hochedlinger and set up a discussion of some sort?

Some ESSENTIAL questions to think about during this unit.1. Why is stem cell research such a controversial issue?2. Why do some people now consider iPS to be the 'holy grail' of medical research? Are they correct?3. Where will stem cell research be in 10 years?

Global Perspective: How do different countries handle the delicate issue of stem cell research? Choose a country (maybe with some ancestoral connection) and research any laws or regulations they may have regarding stem cell research. What laws are in place, what have they already done, what do they hope to do? Make sure you differentiate between iPS, adult and esc. Add you information to poster card that will be displayed in the classroom and should be visible from 5 yards away.Note down your name and the country you will be researching in the space below. No repeats, first come, first served. Kirsten France Bria- USA Erin Fay - Israel Naomi Donovan- Brazil Ashley Darling- England Davis- Germany Emily - South Korea James Marriott- Spain Rose Flanagan- Canada William Turner-Japan Lucia Donnelly- Singapore Sara Misiukiewicz- Sweden Katie Vigilante- Mexico Paige Kovacs- Italy Neal Vinaixa- Australia Ashly Roy- India Kareem Awad- China Caelynn Hogarth - South Africa Kevin Urness - Norway Ayleen Solis- Iran Jamie Marchesano- New Zealand Conor Vinaixa- Finland TJ Jonovich- Switzerland Matt Mondelli- Netherlands [|Search County Codes (site:)]