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Scots woman flies 10000 miles to Australia to give sister stem cell donation – The Sunday Post

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2016-05-15 NEWS

The Sunday Post

Scots woman flies 10000 miles to Australia to give sister stem cell donation
The Sunday Post
A MUM has told how she took part in a nerve-racking race to the other side of the world – to give her sister the gift of life. Lorraine Hussain flew 10,000 miles from Scotland to Australia after learning she was the only viable stem cell match for

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2016-05-15 NEWS

WATE 6 On Your Side

University of Tennessee graduate meets stem cell donor who saved her life
WATE 6 On Your Side
She’s smiling now but just three years ago Makayla was battling a rare auto immune disease in addition to stage 4 cancer. Doctors said she had a small chance of living unless she got a stem cell transplant. Her brother was tested — but wasn’t a

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2016-05-15 NEWS

WATE 6 On Your Side

University of Tennessee graduate meets stem cell donor who saved her life
WATE 6 On Your Side
She’s smiling now but just three years ago Makayla was battling a rare auto immune disease in addition to stage 4 cancer. Doctors said she had a small chance of living unless she got a stem cell transplant. Her brother was tested — but wasn’t a

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2016-05-15 NEWS

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Scientists generate type of human stem cell that is ‘easier to edit’
Jerusalem Post Israel News
But now, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University of New York scientists have generated a type of human stem cell that has half a genome. The stem cells are the first known human cells capable of cell division with just one copy of the
Why Can’t We Experiment On Embryonic Stem Cells?Press Release Rocket

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2016-05-14 NEWS

Christian Daily

Scientists and religious leaders gather in third Vatican conference on stem cell research
Christian Daily
The Vatican recently held a conference focusing on the ethics of stem cell research and discussing the future of the developing biomedical field and what it can do for patients with cancer and genetic diseases. The conference, titled “Cellular Horizons
Katie Couric and the Progressive Science-Loving ChurchNational Catholic Register (blog)

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2016-05-13 NEWS

Ars Technica

International Stem Cell Guidelines Revised, Expanded
Bloomberg BNA
May 12 — Widely recognized stem cell research guidelines now address controversial topics such as human gene editing under a final update released May 12. The decision by the International Society for Stem Cell Research to recommend that stem cell …
Stem cell organization to scientists: Enough with the hype!Ars Technica
Stem cell guidelines would block marketing of unproven therapiesCBC.ca
Stop Hyping Stem Cell Science, Say Stem Cell ScientistsBloomberg
Nature.com –Vox –Edmonton Journal
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2016-05-13 NEWS

Ars Technica

International Stem Cell Guidelines Revised, Expanded
Bloomberg BNA
May 12 — Widely recognized stem cell research guidelines now address controversial topics such as human gene editing under a final update released May 12. The decision by the International Society for Stem Cell Research to recommend that stem cell …
Stem cell organization to scientists: Enough with the hype!Ars Technica
Stem cell guidelines would block marketing of unproven therapiesCBC.ca
Stop Hyping Stem Cell Science, Say Stem Cell ScientistsBloomberg
Nature.com –Vox –Edmonton Journal
all 27 news articles »