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Newly discovered stem cell pathway in plants could be manipulated to increase crop yields – Genetic Literacy Project

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2016-05-19 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Newly discovered stem cell pathway in plants could be manipulated to increase crop yields
Genetic Literacy Project
[The new pathway] could act as a kind of environmental sensor, telling totipotent stem cells in the meristem to stop proliferating — a brake, applied from the older, more developed parts of the plant, for example in response to environmental cues such

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2016-05-19 NEWS

WalesOnline

Student in desperate need of a stem cell transplant may have been saved by her mum
WalesOnline
A Cardiff University student who was in desperate need of a stem cell donor has undergone a lifesaving transplant – thanks to her doting mum. Vithiya Alphons, a Sri Lankan student from Walthamstow, London, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of …

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2016-05-18 NEWS

KENS5.com

Doctor using new stem cell treatment to heal injuries
KENS5.com
SAN ANTONIO — A doctor is doing a one-of-a-kind procedure by using patient’s stem cells to treat injuries. At Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, orthopedic surgeon Matthew Murray helped 15-year-old Derek Hernandez with his damaged meniscus by using a …