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Wealth Of Genomic Hotspots Discovered In Embryonic Stem Cells - Science Daily

Monday, June 16th, 2008

ScienceDaily (Jun. 15, 2008) Singapore scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have unveil an atlas that showing the location of "genomic hotspots" of essential protein "switches >>> Read more DALLAS June 15, 2008 Inspired ...

YOUNG & RESTLESS - New York Post

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

June 15, 2008 -- It sounds hard to believe, but ever since returning home after his stem-cell regeneration procedure, my pit bull Sam appears to be regressing in age before my eyes. In chronological terms he's 14 - that's 98 in dog years - but lately >>> ...

Stem cell biology workshops at Phila. Marriott - Philadelphia Inquirer

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

If you're interested in stem cell research, or just confused about what a stem cell is, you may want to attend a half-day of workshops on stem cell biology today at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's >>> Read more Nobel Winner: More ...

Public funding impacts stem cell research - Political Gateway

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

ATLANTA, June 10 (UPI) -- A new study finds the United States produces more embryonic stem cell research than any other nation, but when compared with other forms of research it lags. Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Aaron Levine >>> Read more Sponsored by: ...

Scientists test potential of artificial stem cells - The Australian

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

RESEARCHERS in Melbourne will be the first in Australia to test the power of egg-free human embryonic stem cells, which could provide the cure for a range of life-threatening conditions without exciting any of the moral opposition that surrounds >>> Read more Spine surgeons at Pine Creek ...

Scott Fischbach: Stem-cell proposal crossed an ethical line - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Other voices: Let next president have final say on future role of U.S. in Iraq Lori Sturdevant: Franken's 'I'm sorry' was a key first step Other voices: Corruption claims may require Israel's Olmert to step down Clifford D. May: Let's not be at the >>> Read more ...

Frustrated doctor writes film on stem-cell science - Baltimore Sun

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dr. Shelley Chawla is tired of watching his patients suffer. And Chawla, a neurologist in Topeka, fervently believes that some of the suffering he sees while treating chronically ill patients could be eased by embryonic stem cell >>> Read more Using stem cells ...

Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting - BusinessWeek

Monday, June 9th, 2008

SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a little shear stress along a vascular bypass graft during the procedure may help hold it together better in the long run, according to a new study. Researchers report that gradually adding parallel pressure >>> Read more Using stem cells ...

Australian research teams bid for embryo cell licence - News.com.au

Monday, June 9th, 2008

THE first licences to clone human embryos in Australia could be granted this week, using techniques that would be "world firsts". Researchers want permission to create the cloned embryos from spare eggs left over from fertility treatments. The >>> Read more Bolstered by supportive policies and public ...

Stem cells apparently cure boy’s fatal disease - Los Angeles Times

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers have apparently cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, which could open the door for other stem cell treatments. For the first time in his life, Nate Liao >>> Read more Using stem ...