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A groundbreaking discovery two years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic or "pluripotent" state was hailed as the solution to the controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell science for the past decade. http://www.physorg.com/news179673740.html Biology Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:50:01 EST news179673740 Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins publishing in the December issue of Neoplasia have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells that drive aggressive, metastatic breast cancer from other breast cancer cells. http://www.physorg.com/news179170966.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:43:06 EST news179170966 (AP) -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field. http://www.physorg.com/news178983978.html Biology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:40:01 EST news178983978 (AP) -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office. http://www.physorg.com/news177924882.html Other Sciences Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:55 EST news177924882 Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials. http://www.physorg.com/news177865555.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:01 EST news177865555 South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk plans to present two cloned dogs to one of the country's provinces to help it nurture a bio-technology industry, his research centre said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news170905646.html Biology Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:00:01 EST news170905646 (AP) -- Prosecutors demanded a four-year prison term Monday for a South Korean scientist disgraced in a cloning scandal that shook the international scientific community and led to his trial on fraud and other charges. http://www.physorg.com/news170317359.html Biology Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:23:19 EST news170317359 (AP) -- Hanqi Miao said she wanted to donate her eggs to help infertile couples reproduce, but she acknowledged the money is good, too: She said she'll be paid about $5,000. http://www.physorg.com/news168240792.html Biology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:33:37 EST news168240792 New treatments for the devastating Parkinson's disease and ALS are in clinical studies in Sweden, thanks to breaking new stem cell research. This news was presented today by Dr. Jonas Frisen, Professor of stem cell research at Karolinska Institutet, at the world's largest biotech convention, BIO 2009 in Atlanta. http://www.physorg.com/news162130324.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 13:12:49 EST news162130324 US opinion on abortion has shifted with, for the first time in nearly 15 years, a narrow 51-percent majority identifying themselves as "pro-life," according to a new Gallup poll published Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news161612604.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 13:23:54 EST news161612604 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new development in stem cell research has resulted from a completed study by a collaboration of scientists using the drug Rapamycin to inhibit mTOR, an intracellular protein necessary in cell proliferation. UCR`s Jiayu Liao, assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Bourns College of Engineering, recently published a paper on the results in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences dealing with human embryonic stem cell pluripotency. http://www.physorg.com/news161612417.html Biology Fri, 15 May 2009 13:20:52 EST news161612417 South Korea on Wednesday conditionally lifted a ban on stem cell research using human eggs, three years after outlawing the practice because a scientist was found to have faked his work. http://www.physorg.com/news160208331.html Biology Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:19:32 EST news160208331 (AP) -- When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. http://www.physorg.com/news159347034.html Biology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:05:39 EST news159347034 (AP) -- When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. http://www.physorg.com/news159194009.html Biology Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:34:07 EST news159194009 Rarely will physicians use the word "miraculous" when discussing patient recoveries. But that's the very phrase orthopaedic physicians and scientists are using in upstate New York to describe their emerging stem cell research that could have a profound impact on the treatment of bone injuries. Results from preliminary work being released todayshow patients confined to wheelchairs were able to walk or live independently again because their broken bones finally healed. http://www.physorg.com/news158928137.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:43:01 EST news158928137 Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center in Milwaukee have just made the very expensive and promising area of protein research more accessible to scientists worldwide. http://www.physorg.com/news158583793.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:04:03 EST news158583793 Faced with a new federal policy that opens the door for more embryonic stem cell research, conservatives have geared up for a political battle at the national and state level that goes to the core of their beliefs about the sanctity of human life. http://www.physorg.com/news156451856.html Biology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:51:40 EST news156451856 (AP) -- A showdown is shaping up in some of the nation's most conservative states over embryonic stem cell research, as opponents draw language and tactics from the battle over abortion to counter President Barack Obama's plan to ease research restrictions. http://www.physorg.com/news156013060.html Biology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:58:21 EST news156013060 US President Barack Obama will on Monday sign an executive order reversing Bush administration restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research, a senior administration official said. http://www.physorg.com/news155587890.html Biology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:52:07 EST news155587890 Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in reversing brain birth defects in animal models, using stem cells to replace defective brain cells. http://www.physorg.com/news149776804.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:40:04 EST news149776804