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The WiCell Research Institute is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of science and medicine by unlocking the potential of stem cells. As a supporting organization of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, WiCell conducts research, supports research at UW-Madison, hosts the National Stem Cell Bank, provides training for scientists, and offers educational outreach programs for K-12 students and the community.

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Anniversary of Obama’s Easing of Limitations on Stem Cell Research Marked By WiCell’s WISC Bank Exp

March 9, 2010

MADISON, WI  – A year after President Barack Obama issued a landmark executive order to remove eight years of limitations on U.S. federal funding of stem cell research, the WiCell Research  Institute has expanded the number of cell lines available through its WISC Bank (Wisconsin International Stem Cell) Bank to 33.

                WiCell, host of the former National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) for five years under a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has transitioned the distribution of all of the 20 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines formerly available through the NSCB to its own stem cell bank.     The bank also continues to carry its previously banked 7 induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines and 6 genetically modified hES cell lines.
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