Asia Is Stem Cell Central

This piece elaborates on the role of some major Asian cities and nations in effectively beginning a drive to dominate stem cell research. Not much new here but it is comprehensive and there are some interesting examples of scientists who went east for the gold instead of west for the rush. [From Business Week]

Asian Stem Cell Labs Dwarf Ours

Labs in Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore have begun to dwarf labs in the UK, and by extension the US, in terms of physical space, talent, and most important in terms of development of cell lines, and particularly across species lines. We've blogged to death about the insecurity in Wisconsin about other states, particularly California, hogging the stem cell research dollars. And yes, Advanced Cell Technology is moving there. But no state in the U.S. has spent half the money that is budgeted in the research groups in Asia, and it is beginning to show.