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James Sherley is setting the research world abuzz with a big protest -- for the second time.

In a surprise result that can help in the understanding of both aging and cancer, researchers working with an engineered type of stem cell said they reversed the aging process in a rare genetic disease.

Pigs could soon become life-savers for humans thanks to recent findings in China, where researchers were able to turn ordinary pig cells into stem cells that can be used to treat a variety of ailments in people.

Students opposed to abortion rights held an all-night prayer vigil. President Obama today ventures to America's foremost Roman Catholic university, where the country's deep divisions over abortion and stem-cell research have moved to the forefront in a time of war and recession.

As President Obama lifted the ban on the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not ideology."

Reports say President Obama plans Monday to lift limits on taxpayer-funded stem cell research. Meanwhile, The New York Times looks at how Sen. John McCain "is rewriting the part of presidential loser" as he stands center stage with his return ...

U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic stem cell research imposed by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, a senior adviser said on Sunday.