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Let Scientists Experiment On Older Embryos, Says Stem Cell Pioneer – BuzzFeed News

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2015-12-09

BuzzFeed News

Let Scientists Experiment On Older Embryos, Says Stem Cell Pioneer
BuzzFeed News
As far as stem cell research goes, the 14-day rule is not a barrier, because stem cells are recovered from the embryo on day five or six. However, Surani said that in his field of germ line research – looking at how sperm and eggs become a new person

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2015-12-09

Nature.com

Colorectal cancer Targeting the root of colorectal cancer — eliminating
Nature.com
Cancer stem cells are thought to be involved in all stages of carcinogenesis and if they could be eliminated would be an ideal therapeutic target; however, as many of the surface markers on cancer stem cells are shared with normal tissue stem cells

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2015-12-08

International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Has a Broad Pipeline of Targets
InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
December 8, 2015 (Investorideas.com stocks newswire) International Stem Cell Corp. is tackling some of the world’s most debilitating health maladies with a powerful new stem cell technology that employs parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is a type of …

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2015-12-08

Medscape

Combination StemCell Transplant May Benefit Type 1 Diabetes
Medscape
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Transplantation of cells from umbilical cords along with autologous bone-marrow stem cells may represent a promising new approach for treating patients with established type 1 diabetes, a new proof-of-concept study …

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2015-12-08

Medscape

Combination StemCell Transplant May Benefit Type 1 Diabetes
Medscape
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Transplantation of cells from umbilical cords along with autologous bone-marrow stem cells may represent a promising new approach for treating patients with established type 1 diabetes, a new proof-of-concept study …

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2015-12-08

MLive.com

Otsego teacher’s Giving Tuesday donation was stem cells for cancer patients
MLive.com
OTSEGO, MI — For Giving Tuesday this year, Jon Throop’s donation was a bag of stem cells that might save the life of a cancer patient in Canada. Although it was coincidence that it occurred on Dec. 1, the national day for charitable donations, “it

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2015-12-08

MLive.com

Otsego teacher’s Giving Tuesday donation was stem cells for cancer patients
MLive.com
OTSEGO, MI — For Giving Tuesday this year, Jon Throop’s donation was a bag of stem cells that might save the life of a cancer patient in Canada. Although it was coincidence that it occurred on Dec. 1, the national day for charitable donations, “it