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Stem cell pioneers among Nobel Prize candidates
Oct 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two Canadian scientists whose discovery of stem cells has paved the way for controversial research could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, the winners of which will be announced Monday.
Drugs needed to preserve eggs for reproduction need to be given in stages
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Cryoprotectants needed to preserve eggs for reproduction need to be given in stages, albeit rapid ones, say scientists who have developed a mathematical model that predicts optimal time for loading and unloading ...
Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment for their children.
S.Korea lifts ban on stem cell research
Apr 29, 2009 |
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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.
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NY taxpayers to pay donors for stem cell studies
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(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.
New research shows high-quality protein in eggs contributes to power, strength and energy
Feb 17, 2009 |
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A research review published recently in Nutrition Today affirms that the high-quality protein in eggs makes a valuable contribution to muscle strength, provides a source of sustained energy and promotes satiety. High-quality protei ...
Animal eggs not suitable substitutes to produce stem cells
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. The shortage of ...
82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
Researchers Reprogram Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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For the first time, UCLA researchers have reprogrammed human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into the cells that eventually become eggs and sperm, possibly opening the door for new treatments for infertility using patient-specific ...
Researchers develop a method to select eggs with the best chance of leading to successful pregnancy
Mar 12, 2008 |
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A research team supervised by Université Laval scientist Marc-André Sirard has identified genetic markers that allow the selection of eggs with the best chance of leading to successful pregnancy after in vitro fertilization ...
New technique could eliminate inherited mitochondrial disease
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed an experimental technique with the potential to prevent a class of hereditary disorders passed on from mother to child. The technique, as yet conducted ...
Bioethicists lead call for public debates on future uses of stem cells
Jul 02, 2009 |
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More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived ...
Jurassic Park from a Swiss lake?
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Ecological changes caused by humans affect natural biodiversity. For example, the eutrophication of Greifensee and Lake Constance in the 1970s and 1980s led to genetic changes in a species of water flea which ...
Mitochondrial 'bottleneck' cracked
Jan 27, 2008 |
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Scientists have shown for the first time how a particular family of diseases are passed down from mother to child and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely. The research, funded by the Wellcome ...
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