Stem cell trial for spinal cord injuries cleared by FDA

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2014/08/embryonic-stem-cells-asterias-geron-spinal-cord.html

An experimental treatment using controversial embryonic stem cells to fix severe spinal cord injuries has new life under a new company. Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc. of Menlo Park received Food and Drug Administration clearance Wednesday to go forward with a 13-person safety study of so-called…