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UK cell biologist Robert Edwards says he can see a time in the not-too-distant future when humans will be able to grow new body parts through the use of stem cell technology. And the doctor, Read more...

Stem Cell Research Researchers at Geron and Advanced Cell Technology are jockeying to begin the first human clinical trials of embryonic stem cell therapies. Geron plans to file for regulatory Read more...

Stem Cell Research A consortium of scientists has created an "encyclopedia" of ESCs. Read more...

Using adult stem cells extracted from bone marrow, scientists at the University of Buffalo have grown new blood vessels and successfully tested them in sheep. In addition to contracting and dilating, Read more...

Scientists in the U.K. have used stem cells harvested from bone marrow to create heart valve tissue. And they're pushing their work into animal studies this year in the hope that human clinical trials on valve transplants can begin in three years. The researchers grew the three-centimeter wide valves by exposing stem cells to chemicals, which spurred their differentiation into heart valve cells. The tissue was grown on a …

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After seeing an ambitious $3 billion effort to back stem cell research get tied up in court, California's Institute for Regenerative Medicine finally got on track with the announcement of 72 research grants totaling $45 million for the next two years. Next month the state is expected to announce $80 million in grants, a move that will make it the single largest backer of embryonic stem cell work in the nation, far outstripping the limited federal support that flows to the field. The money …

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A team of scientists has discovered a new category of stem cells that can be found in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women that has demonstrated a great deal of versatility in morphing into different types of stem cells that could be used in new therapies. The researchers used these cells to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the lab. These new stem cells may well help advance the debate that has long existed between adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells. …

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Two researchers at University College London have used printing technology to weave polymer nanofibers together in a way that may eventually allow them to develop living tissue that can be used to repair the body. These nanothreads could be used to regrow tissue, for example. Researchers created the nanothreads by threading living brain cells through a polymer that flowed around the chain. "This has far-reaching implications and will enable significant advances to be made in technologies …

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A dose of realism
There's news out of California that the state's Institute for Regenerative Medicine is planning to take a …

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