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UCSB, UCL scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells

Scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripotent stem cells

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat ...


Understanding DNA Repair and Cancer

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A protein that plays a key role in copying DNA also plays a vital role in repairing breaks in it, UC Davis scientists have found. The work is helping researchers understand how cancer cells can resist radiation ...


Turning genetic trash to treasure

Turning genetic trash to treasure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- John Rinn, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Broad Institute, overcame a rocky start in life through a passion for biology and discovered ...


Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...


Green tea chemical combined with another may hold promise for treatment of brain disorders

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Scientists at Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) and the University of Pennsylvania have found that combining two chemicals, one of which is the green tea component EGCG, can prevent and destroy a variety of protein ...


Researchers Build Artificial Immune System to Solve Computational Problems

Researchers Build Artificial Immune System to Solve Computational Problems

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By mimicking the way that a living body acquires immunity to disease through vaccination, researchers have designed an artificial immune system to solve optimization problems more effectively ...



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