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U-M's Sean Morrison discusses embryonic stem cell research in Michigan after Proposal 2
1/6/2009, WDET radio’s Detroit Today program

Nature Podcast — Cancer stem cells
12/4/2008, Nature Podcast

Cell Research and the Election
10/31/2008, Science Friday

The Michigan Proposals — An Off the Record Special
10/24/2008, WKAR

Stem Cell Research — Will it Fly in Michigan?
WXYZ

The Issues and the U: Stem Cell Ballot Measure
The Michigan Daily

Dr. Jack Mosher on Stem Cell Research (mp3)
9/29/2008, WHMI 93.5 FM

Monday’s “Ebling and You” segment with U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology Director Sean Morrison (mp3)
9/22/2008, WILS 1320 AM

U-M Videos

U-M’s Sean Morrison comments on revised federal guidelines for embryonic stem cell research.

U-M launches stem cell center

Stem Cell Research: The Road to Cures

The Search for Cures for Neurological Disease

Five things you should know about stem cell research

How Understanding Embryonic Stem Cells Advances Disease Research

Cancer Discoveries & Therapies at the University of Michigan

Focus on Science: Life is for the Living Trailer

The science behind embryonic stem cells

A question and answer session with Sean Morrison, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology.

Life is for the living trailer — U-M Student Video

A documentary film about embryonic stem cell research by filmmakers Michael Rubyan, an undergraduate U-M pre-med student, and Deborah Orley.

Image Gallery

human blastocyst (the early embryo)

This highly magnified human blastocyst (the early embryo) is about the same size as a period at the end of a printed sentence. Embryonic stem cells are created from the inner cell mass from leftover embryos at this stage after egg and sperm are mixed in a dish in a fertility clinic. Excess embryos used for research would never be used for fertility purposes, but are routinely discarded as medical waste. Courtesy of Gary Smith, PhD

A magnified image (200x) of a thousands of human embryonic stem cells growing together as a colony

A magnified image (200x) of a thousands of human embryonic stem cells growing together as a colony (the silver cluster of cells in the center of the image) growing on top of mouse feeder cells (the dark filamentous structures). These cells can become any cell type in the body and divide indefinitely. Courtesy of Jack Mosher, PhD.

High magnification image of human embryonic stem cells differentiated into neurons

High magnification image of human embryonic stem cells differentiated into neurons (red cells) by treating cells with a growth factor. These could be used to study the development of the nervous system, birth defects or to replace cells lost to injury, aging or diseases such as Parkinson’s. Courtesy of Sue O'Shea, PhD