On Monday, the National Institutes of Health announced they intend to invest up to $20 million in the next two years to fund studies to develop alternatives to human fetal tissue, after the Trump administration threatened to pull funding from projects that rely on it for research — including the search for a cure for HIV/AIDS.
The use of fetal tissue and stem cells from discarded embryos created for in vitro fertilization, or from the products of abortion, has always been controversial, but is still an industry standard in biomedical research.
The use of fetal tissue and stem cells from discarded embryos created for in vitro fertilization, or from the products of abortion, has always been controversial, but is still an industry standard in biomedical research.
- 12/11/2018
- by Lilly Dancyger
- Rollingstone.com
Robin Wright, Karolina Kurkova, Jay Ellis and Mia Maestro were among the notables who attended amfAR's Inaugural Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, November 17 at the private residence of Event Chairs Ann and Gordon Getty in San Francisco.
Guests were invited to buy-in to the tournament for a chance to play with professional poker players Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Blumstein and Jeff Gross while raising funds for amfAR, an organization dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. The black-tie gala included the tournament, live auction, a special performance by esteemed singer/songwriter CeeLo Green and comedy and magic by Netflix Star Justin Willman. The event also featured Perrier-Jouët Champagne and signature Absolut Elyx vodka cocktails.
Notable attendees also included Vanessa and Billy Getty, Ken Fulk, Tolan and Tyler Florence, Shannon and Peter Getty, Tatum Getty, Ali Sonsini, Malin Giddings, Archie Drury, Nina Senicar, Gerhard Gulewicz, Dr. Mervyn and Deborah Silverman,...
Guests were invited to buy-in to the tournament for a chance to play with professional poker players Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Blumstein and Jeff Gross while raising funds for amfAR, an organization dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. The black-tie gala included the tournament, live auction, a special performance by esteemed singer/songwriter CeeLo Green and comedy and magic by Netflix Star Justin Willman. The event also featured Perrier-Jouët Champagne and signature Absolut Elyx vodka cocktails.
Notable attendees also included Vanessa and Billy Getty, Ken Fulk, Tolan and Tyler Florence, Shannon and Peter Getty, Tatum Getty, Ali Sonsini, Malin Giddings, Archie Drury, Nina Senicar, Gerhard Gulewicz, Dr. Mervyn and Deborah Silverman,...
- 12/5/2018
- Look to the Stars
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