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Hurlbut, J. Benjamin; Robert, Jason Scott – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
These are interesting days in the scientific, social, and political debates about human embryonic stem cell research. Pluripotent stem cells--cells that can, in principle, give rise to the body's full range of cell types--were previously derivable only from human embryos that were destroyed in the process. Now, a variety of somatic cell types can…
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Research, Political Issues, Human Body
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch. – 2001
This report highlights some of the projects supported by the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch of the Center for Research for Mothers and Children at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development since its last report in January 1997. The MRDD Branch provides support for research, research training,…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
United Cerebral Palsy Association, New York, NY. – 1969
The proceedings include seven selected papers. In one, Brewster S. Miller reports on the 1968 activities of the Medical and Scientific Department of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations. In another, James J. Gallagher anticipates the next 20 years in special education for the handicapped. Also considered are the following topics: new directions…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Down Syndrome