100-fold increase in efficiency in reprogramming human cells to induced stem cells Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have today (07/10/2011) announced a new technique to reprogramme human cells, such as skin cells, into stem cells. Their process increases the efficiency of cell reprogramming by one hundred-fold and generates cells of a higher quality … Continue reading
Do not use the word stem, talk about regenerative medicine instead. That’s the advice given to Swedish researchers from Arnd Hoevel the EU Directorate for Research in Brussels. The term stem cell is too loaded to be used towards the general public. It says Arnd Hoevel, head of the Health and biotechnology at the EU … Continue reading
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Stem Cell Smoke and Mirrors
FOXNews The debate over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research has heated up again. A recent exchange of views in the Washington Post exposes the smoke and mirrors on both sides. Dr. Leon Kass, the chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, … |