Stem Cell Labs as Targets

Let's make it easy for stem cell advocates/objectors to find their local scientist/target! It will be really easy with Stem Cell Labs on the Globe, a Google Maps application that will identify all of the stem cell labs around the country. Initiated at my new favorite blog Pimm, this resource could develop into something really useful. Just the other day I was trying to figure out how many human embryonic stem cell lines had been derived after August 9, 2001. This would help me track down contacts to gather that information. Students could track down locations for graduate schools or post-docs, and local journalists and politicians could easily track down expert resources via phone or the internet. To see the current version, follow this link or click on Pimm's image below.

A question for my colleagues: I have emailed Pimm to add our ISCRM to the map - should we list our location?

Science Policy Tracker

Want to know what science-related bills are being debated in Congress? The American Association for the Advancement of Science tracks everything nicely at this website.

Remember that if you contact your legislators about these (or any other) issues, use email, the telephone or fax your letter. Since the anthrax incident, paper mail takes FOREVER to get through.