NewsBlog: Bill Clinton wants corn Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 12th April 2006 05:06 PM GMT] The mood at BIO yesterday preceding Bill Clinton's speech felt more like a rock concert than a keynote address. In fact, I was very nearly carried away in a stampede when the conference organizers finally opened the barriers to the hall. When everyone finally got settled in, there was rapt attention during Clinton's 45-minute speech. True to form, he spoke with perfect organization, seamlessly citing statistics and facts without ever looking at notes. His theme for... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Clinton is at BIO-- or is he? Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 11th April 2006 03:50 PM GMT] Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at the 2006 BIO meeting today. But when I arrived this morning, I saw large signs alerting the media that the event was closed to the press. Why would BIO prevent the media from reporting on likely the biggest speaker that?s ever attended the conference? Surely this would be a huge plug for the organization. When I spoke to BIO media officials, they told me the decision came from Clinton?s people, not... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Is pharma putting more money into early R&D? Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 11th April 2006 12:21 AM GMT] This morning at the 2006 ... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Glimpses of stem cell medicine Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 1st April 2006 04:55 AM GMT] After three days of discussions about stem cell machinery, the organizers concluded the Keystone meeting on stem cell biology today by treating participants to data showing what these cells can already do in humans. These efforts appear not quite as differentiated as stem cells themselves, but are hopefully on their way to becoming so. Tonight, Michele De Luca from the Veneto Eye Bank Foundation and the University... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Epi-embryonic stem cells? Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 1st April 2006 12:05 AM GMT] Researchers have provided clues about a potentially new source of human stem cells that are physically close to the actual embryo, but miles away from the controversy surrounding its use in research. Last night, at the Keystone meeting on stem cells, Ursula Manuelpillai at the Monash Institute of Medical Research in Victoria, Australia presented a poster... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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