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Stem Cell Research Scientists will be able to grow human eggs and sperm from stem cells in five to 15 years, offering a radical new method for treating infertility. Read more...

In what is shaping up as one of the toughest rehab jobs in science, disgraced Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk is logging long hours in his new lab. Hwang was accused of one of the biggest frauds in scientific history when he claimed in 2005 to have cloned human embryos and developed embryonic stem cells from them. Hwang apologized for the scam but insisted that he should be …

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Stem Cell Research

Geron announced that its embryonic stem cell therapy for spinal cord injuries is not attacked by the immune system, a finding that could lower or eliminate the need for immune-suppressing drugs for patients. Report

In what is seen as an important step toward a cure for Parkinson's, researchers have injected human stem cells into monkeys …

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Stem Cell Research

New research indicates that cell death associated with diseases like Parkinson's and ALS could be caused by toxic factors surrounding motor neurons. If the research is confirmed, it could have implications in stem cell research. Therapeutic stem cells could face the same threats that caused the disease in the first place. Report

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Stem Cell Research

U.K. regulators have decided that women should be paid a small mount plus expenses in exchange for donating their eggs to scientists. The decision is expected to help spur stem cell research. Report

Stem cell transplants that could figure in to new therapies to restore hearing were discussed at the American Association for the …

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A top South Korean scientist on the verge of opening a new laboratory in Seoul says he is six months away from creating cloned embryonic stem cells. Professor Park Se-pill at Cheju National University said a team of researchers was preparing to start work in the field, which has been overshadowed by an earlier research hoax involving cloned stem cells by Hwang Woo-suk. …

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A research team led by Chang Kyu-tae of the Korea National Primate Research Center is planning to attempt the world's first cloning of a monkey. The scientist says that cloning a monkey would enable researchers to gain a better physiological match to humans, allowing for improved preclinical tests of new therapies. They're now working to harvest eggs for the cloning work. The research teams hopes to be able to report a successful cloning in 2008.

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Confronted by the embarrassing scandal surrounding the fraudulent Korean stem cell study a year ago, Science magazine has been advised to adopt new methods to scrutinize research findings. "No realistic set of procedures can be completely immune to deliberate fraud," said an independent committee studying the issue. But the committee went on to recommend that Science, as well as other journals, institute a risk assessment policy for studies that raise their concerns. …

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No guarantees against fraud
You have to sympathize with the editors at Science magazine (see the story below). They were the unwitting victims of research fraud, agreeing to publish the …

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More Research

The protein p120 catenin plays a key role not only as in the "glue" that holds cells together but as a catalyst in breaking them up as tumors metastasize, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic. And they believe that their discovery maps the way to a new designer drug that can help prevent cancer. The team focused on the early stages of metastasis. Researchers have noted that the p120 catenin protein seems mysteriously …

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