HISTORY OF STEM CELL RESEARCH 1999 - present
1999
Scientists discover that stem cells can differentiate into different cell types, when working with mouse tissues.
2006-2007
Dr. Yamanaka and Dr. Kazutoshi create the first induced pluripotent stem cells from mouse fibrolasts (skin cells) by introducing four genes into the cells. They later repeat the experiment with human cells.
2010
Geron, a stem cell therapy company, uses the first human embryonic stem cell treatment on a patient's spinal cord injury.
2013
Scientists develop a cell printer that is able to 3-D print human embryonic stem cells.
2001
President Bush stops federal funding on future research of human embryonic stem cells. Current research and state-funded research is still allowed.
2009
President Obama lifts restrictions on federally funded human embryonic stem cell research.
2012
Scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov and his colleagues produce the first human embryonic stem cells using therapeutic cloning.
2015 and on
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