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Winter Solstice and Stem Cells
Every religion celebrates the changing of the Winter solstice: that darkest day of the year, just before the Spring begins. To me, stem cells in general and the California stem cell agency (http:www.cirm.ca.gov) in particular, sum up the Spring of hope after the...
Pre-Thanksgiving News-release about my new stem cell book
A Pre-Thanksgiving News-release about my new book! Please consider sharing with friends. Contact: Don C. Reed, diverdonreed@gmail.com https://www.stemcellbattles.net How California became the center of the stem cell universe-- and why that matters to you. In a...
Why “The Big Bang Theory” Matters to Me
Why “THE BIG BANG THEORY” Matters to Me By Don C. Reed As it is for millions of Americans, my favorite TV show is THE BIG BANG THEORY, written and produced by Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, and Steven Molaro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory Everything...
Riding to the Storm
RIDING TO THE STORM By Don C. Reed When my paralyzed son Roman Reed told me he was going on a little trip, I said, “Oh, that’s nice!”, and went on with my chores. I figured he meant a couple-hour jaunt from Fremont to Sacramento, something like that, no big deal. But...
Huff Post Picks up New Post!
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-c-reed/one-stem-cell-awareness-d_b_8324324.html
In Celebration of Stem Cell Awareness Day
IN CELEBRATION OF STEM CELL AWARENESS DAY By Don C. Reed I was sitting in a goldfish bowl: more accurately the goldfish bowl, the glass-walled conference room of the California stem cell agency, 210 King Street, San Francisco. I was autographing a copy of a book,...
You’re Invited!
You’re Invited! Oct 14th Stem Cell Event NEW BOOK TELLS CALIFORNIA STEM CELL STORY You’re invited! What: Book launch for “Stem Cell Battles”, by Don C. Reed. Where: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine headquarters: 210 King St., San Francisco, across from...
Huffington Post
Huffington Post picks up sickle cell article https://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-c-reed/sickle-cell-disease-vs-th_b_8205464.html
Sickle Cell Disease
SICKLE CELL DISEASE vs. THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM Disease-a-week Challenge #19 By Don C. Reed Imagine: inside the veins of an African-American child, red blood cells: round and soft, doing their job, keeping the person alive. What would happen if those cells...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023
