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James A. Thomson’s laboratory reported a way to turn human cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells.

IN his laboratory here at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Dr. David W. Rowe looked at two X-rays that appeared too good to be true. The first showed a mouse that had part of a tibia removed to simulate an injury so severe as to require amputation. In the next, the mouse’s leg had [...]

James A. Thomson’s laboratory reported a way to turn human cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells.

Turning human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo could quell an ethical debate.

For 2-year-old Chloe Levine, life was not easy. From her birth, she was suffering from an uncurable disease called Cerebral Palsy. His only hope was stem cell therapy.
Her parents had saved her umbilical cord blood at the time of her birth. It was the stem cell that saved her from the deadly disease. This [...]

For 12 year old Braden Hart life is not easy and carefree like that of the other of his age. As he was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, he can not see out of his left eye and only has some vision in his right. Braden’s dad Brad, a single parent, is very concerned [...]

A new training center named Buck Institute at Novato is going to start its first session soon. This Institute is the first training center where growing and using embryonic stem-cell colonies will be done together.
The center’s first focus will be to culture embryonic stem cells for the chronic diseases, like Parkinson’s, cancer, other neurodegenerative [...]

Experts in stem cell breakthroughThe Press Association - Aug 7, 2008Dr George Daley and his colleagues at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute used ordinary skin cells and bone marrow from people with a variety of diseases, …

Mapping the social effects of stem cell technologyABC Online, Australia - Aug 6, 2008ELEANOR HALL: Scientific developments like stem cell research have sparked emotional debates around the world, including in Australia. …

iZumi Bio, Inc. Recruits Leading iPS Scientist, John Dimos, to …MarketWatch - Aug 6, 2008He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at Princeton University in Ihor Lemischka's laboratory, where he studied what defines a stem cell at the gene …Iran 1st Producer of iPS Cells in ME Fars News Agencyall 12 news articles

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