Ontario premier commits $1M to California stem cell partnership
19.06.2008 00:01
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- Source: cbc.ca
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Tuesday that the province will invest $1 million in new stem cell research. The announcement, made by the Ontario premier and Minister of Research and Innovation John Wilkinson, was made at the Bio 2008 convention in San Diego. The research is part of a stem cell consortium forged by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and McGuinty in May 2007 when the governor visited Ontario on a trade mission. At that time, Ontario pledged $30 million to stem cell research. Together, Ontario and California efforts represent 70 per cent of stem cell research in North America. The new research will be conducted by Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Japan, who focuses on using human skin cells to generate the types of stem cells formerly only available from newborns. He hopes to one day use people's skin cells to treat a variety of illnesses and diseases. Yamanaka will be working closely with the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease in California, and the University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children hope to turn the findings into medical treatments. Stem cells can be grown into different types of tissues to treat a variety of illnesses, as they are transmutable. They come in three forms: embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells and adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells come from embryos, embryonic germ cells from testes, and adult stem cells can come from bone marrow. Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKRelatedInternal LinksIN DEPTH: Stem cellsSchwarzenegger to announce stem cell project with OntarioHealth HeadlinesCanada donates $100M to cancer stem cell researchThe federal government has pledged $100 million to fund cancer stem cell research by scientists in Canada and California.4.1 million Canadians without family doctor: StatsCanA new report from Statistics Canada says an estimated 4.1 million Canadians aged 12 or older are without a family doctor.TV viewing, computer use linked to obesity: StatsCanCanadian adults who spend hours a day watching television or sitting in front of a computer are more likely to be obese, according to a new Statistics Canada study.U.S. firm hopes to end need for vitamin B12 shotsCapsules could some day replace intramuscular injections for people with vitamin B12 deficiency, a U.S. company says.Immunotherapy appears to win battle with melanomaDoctors say they successfully treated an Oregon a man fighting melanoma with an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system. Health FeaturesVIDEOHuman bodyA not-so-virtual tour (2:40)IN DEPTHStem cellsResearch fraught with controversyHEALTH & FITNESSPeter HadzipetrosFit to be downtownYOUR VIEWHealth woesHow has Canada's doctor shortage affected your life?HealthVitamin DBoning up on the sunshine vitaminPeople who read this also read …
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