In stem–cell research, health benefits outweigh the risks of copying humansWashington PostFor the last few years, the promising field of stem–cell research has focused on a technique that skirts various ethical concerns about the treatment of human embryos and the potential to clone whole human beings. But last week, U.S. and South Korean … …read … Continue reading
Bulletproof Nuclei? Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Absorption PropertyScience 2.0Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today from scientists at the University of Cambridge. The property – known as auxeticity – is one which may have … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
iScienceTimes.comA property known as auxeticity allows materials to expand when stretched rather than getting thinner. Sponges have it, and so do stem cells, according to a new study, which found that the property could allow them to transition into specialized cells …College diversity questionnaire sparks controversyCBS NewsScientists Clone Embryonic Stem Cells From Adult SkinAmerican Live … Continue reading
Stem Cell Study Fuels More Argument On CloningMK ObserverA research released this week has actually reawakened discussion over the government’s have to control human cloning. And in a paper in the journal Cell Stem Cell, analysts took the nucleus of skin cells from 35 and 75 years of age guys, and produced … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Medical XpressResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecule, or biomarker, called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell …Stanford scientists identify source of most cases of invasive bladder cancerScience CodexVerastem: Cancer May Have Met Its … Continue reading
Brunswick father Paul Catelli will undergo autologous haematopoietic stem cell …Herald SunThe treatment will harvest Mr Catelli’s stem cells from bone marrow or his blood, administer high doses of chemotherapy to completely kill his immune system, then effectively give him a new immune system by putting the stem cells back into his body. and more … Continue reading
American Live WireFor the first time, United States researchers have cloned embryonic stem cells from their original adult cells, a scientific breakthrough on the road toward aiding physicians in treating other conditions and diseases. Their groundbreaking research was …College diversity questionnaire sparks controversyCBS NewsStem Cell Breakthrough Makes Two Embryo Clones from HumansHeadlines & Global NewsEmbryo … Continue reading
Conway woman with MS seeks funds for stem–cell transplantArkansas Online (subscription)Dawn Louden, 40, stands on Lancaster Lane, the road she lives on in Conway, near the site where a yard sale and concert will be held May 3 to help pay for her stem–cell transplant. After doing extensive research, she plans to have the transplant, … Continue reading