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ALSO NOTED: UCLA lab furthers ESC research; Researchers create liver cells from stem cells;
Stem Cell Research A lab in UCLA has become the first in California to create skin cells that are indistinguishable from ESCs. "Our findings are an important step toward manipulating differentiated Read more...
Nano-scaffold may offer spinal cord damage cure
A PhD student at Monash University has used new technology to spin a 3-D nano-sized scaffold from polymers that are a hundred times smaller than human hair. The scaffold is being designed to hold Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Disgraced scientist applies for research funds; Cats genetically altered to glow in the dark;
Stem Cell Research Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced South Korean scientist, wants to get back into stem cell research. He's a member of a research team that has applied for government funds to back new Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Stem cell advance still leaves plenty of hard work ahead; Drug causes cancer-promoting genes to self-destruct; Bion
Stem Cell Research Last week's announcement that scientists were able to turn skin cells into cells that mimic embryonic stem cells triggered headlines around the globe. But now that the flurry of Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Theravitae recognized for stem cell research; New cancer therapy probed; $20M donated to study genetics of mental i
Stem Cell Research Thailand's Theravitae, which is working to advanced adult stem cell therapies for cardiovascular disease, has been recognized as the biotech company of the year in Asia by Frost Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Scientists create chimera; New cancer research institute; Most influential scientists in biotechnology;
Stem Cell Research Scientists at the University of Chicago have created an "interspecies" rodent which combines cells of two distantly related mouse species by injecting ESCs from one species into an Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Nobel winner forecasts stem cell advances; New breast cancer gene found; Anthrax antidote developed;
Stem Cell Research Sir Martin Evans, one of the three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine yesterday for their work on gene targeting, says he supports research on embryonic stem cells, Read more...
Adult stem cells key to ventricle transplants
Prominent British cardiac surgeon Magdi Yacoub says that he believes that scientists will quickly perfect the use of adult stem cells for growing a complete new ventricle for transplant, with human Read more...
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Stem Cell Research Stem cell engineering company Novocell announced research findings that for the first time identify two prominent cancer cell signaling pathways as essential for the efficient Read more...
Common virus is a culprit in obesity
Investigators have determined that a virus may play a key role in promoting obesity in some people. The researchers say that adenovirus-36--a well known respiratory virus--turns adult stem cells Read more...
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