Harvard stem cell researchers challenge accusations of scientific misconduct – Genetic Literacy Project
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Harvard stem cell researchers challenge accusations of scientific misconduct
Genetic Literacy Project Two embattled and highly controversial stem cell researchers are suing the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School for an ongoing investigation into their research. The investigation has already resulted in the retraction of one paper … |
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Harvard stem cell researchers challenge accusations of scientific misconduct
Genetic Literacy Project Two embattled and highly controversial stem cell researchers are suing the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School for an ongoing investigation into their research. The investigation has already resulted in the retraction of one paper … |
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European Court Opens Door for Stem Cell Patenting
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog) Today the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that human embryonic stem cell patents could be allowed if organisms can’t develop into human being. The decision overturns a 2011 European Union ruling that outlawed patents on hESC research, … |
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European Court Opens Door for Stem Cell Patenting
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog) Today the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that human embryonic stem cell patents could be allowed if organisms can’t develop into human being. The decision overturns a 2011 European Union ruling that outlawed patents on hESC research, … |
Nature.com |
Still no stem cells via easy ‘STAP’ path
Nature.com The original papers, which Obokata co-authored and published in Nature in January1, 2, claimed to provide a way of producing ‘pluripotent’ stem cells — cells with the ability to develop into almost any cell type in the body — by a much easier route … Japan’s Riken Institute to announce that Stap cells cannot be reproducedSouth China Morning Post (subscription) Obokata fails to create STAP cells; Riken ends all verification testsAsahi Shimbun |
Nature.com |
Still no stem cells via easy ‘STAP’ path
Nature.com The original papers, which Obokata co-authored and published in Nature in January1, 2, claimed to provide a way of producing ‘pluripotent’ stem cells — cells with the ability to develop into almost any cell type in the body — by a much easier route … Japan’s Riken Institute to announce that Stap cells cannot be reproducedSouth China Morning Post (subscription) Obokata fails to create STAP cells; Riken ends all verification testsAsahi Shimbun |
Deutsche Welle |
EU stem cell ruling paves the way for pioneering medical research
Deutsche Welle The decision is of huge interest for biotechnology companies investing in stem cell research. Work on stem cell therapies is still experimental, but researchers believe they could be used to treat a range of diseases from Parkinson’s to blindness … |
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EU court clears stem cell patenting
Phys.Org In a decision of huge interest for biotechnology companies investing in stem–cell research, the EU’s top court decided such eggs did not meet the definition of what constituted a human embryo. “Accordingly, uses of such an organism for industrial or … |