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The Eiffel Tower
ON DISASSEMBLING THE EIFFEL TOWER-- AND THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM? By Don C. Reed On a subway to the Eiffel Tower, I had my wallet lifted. It was Gloria’s and my 40th anniversary, and we were celebrating it in Paris. It was our last day of the 5-day trip, and...
Great International
THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL… STEM CELL DAY POETRY CONTEST! By Don C. Reed, www.stemcellbattles.com Dear Stem Cell Research Supporter: First, consider sending this notice to everyone on your e-list. You’ll see why in a minute. How are you going to celebrate the second...
Why we fight
WHY WE FIGHT: Drew McPherson, and This Sunday https://www.transplantfund.org/Restricted/patient-detail.cfm?pat_id=1725&CFID=9437781&CFTOKEN=54613637 If you click on the above, you will see a picture of my friend Drew McPherson. Drew is intelligent, friendly,...
Unconstitutional?
UNCONSTITUTIONAL? Changes to California Stem Cell Program May Require State Vote By Don C. Reed It was just a small office conference room in the city of San Francisco, with clean white tables and simple chairs. But on every table was a microphone. And what was...
A Global Shout
A GLOBAL SHOUT: How Will You Celebrate Stem Cell Awareness Day? By Don C. Reed September 23 is the world’s second annual Stem Cell Awareness Day (SCAD). This year, we have a lot of reasons to celebrate. Just to name three: 1. President Barrack Obama authorized a...
Retraction
RETRACTION In yesterday’s article (July 8, 2009) “How Not to Kill A Stem Cell Program in Three Easy Steps”, I stated that former assemblywoman Sharon Runner had previously been a member of the Little Hoover Commission. However, an email received this morning from...
How Not to Kill
How Not to Kill a Stem Cell Program in Three Easy Steps By Don C. Reed Check out Alex Philippidis’s scoop article: “The chair of California’s state Senate Health Committee, Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose) said through a spokesman… she will wait until 2010 to introduce...
The “Do-Over Committee”
THE “DO-OVER” COMMISSION: California Stem Cell Program to be Re-written? In the very near future, perhaps today, the Little Hoover Commission is going to release a catalog of “improvements” to the California stem cell program, of which they appear to know very little....
Trained workers needed
TRAINED WORKERS NEEDED FOR NEW STEM CELL JOBS: California Senate Bill 471: (Romero/Steinberg) the Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009. by Don C. Reed Dear Stem Cell Research Supporter: Please support California Senate Bill 471,...
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