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Leukaemia survivor becomes Hertfordshire stem cell donor’s Best Man – BOB fm (press release)

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2017-07-06 NEWS

BOB fm (press release)

Leukaemia survivor becomes Hertfordshire stem cell donor’s Best Man
BOB fm (press release)
A stem cell donor from Hertfordshire is encouraging more people to sign up and save a life, after he found his Best Man by doing so… In 2006, Paul Rogers from Pirton near Hitchin donated his stem cells to a stranger: Brett Dingwall, who had been

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2017-07-06 NEWS

The Guardian

Stem cell therapies: medical experts call for strict international rules
The Guardian
Medical and legal experts from around the world have united to call for more stringent regulation of stem cell therapies to prevent people pursuing unproven and potentially deadly treatments overseas. In a perspective piece for the US journal Science …
Stemcell tourism’ needs tighter controls, say medical expertsReuters
Rise of experimental stem cell treatments sparks calls for international regulationsThe Independent
Experts Warn Against Medical Tourism For Unproven Stem Cell TreatmentsHuffington Post Australia
The Scotsman –Daily Mail –ABC Online
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2017-07-06 NEWS

Common Baker’s Yeast Used to Detect Fungal Pathogens
Voice of America
Diagnosing fungal infections, which kill 2 million people each year and cost global agriculture more than $60 billion annually, is a complex, expensive procedure; but, synthetic biology researchers found a way to replace the specialized equipment with

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