New human embryonic stem cell lines eligible for federal research dollars for the first time since 2001
By Karen Kaplan, LATimes.com The number of human embryonic stem cell lines eligible to be used in government-funded research just went up by 13. The National Institutes… Read more »
Stem Cells’ Next Use: Fighting Extinction
By JONATHAN PARKINSON, VoiceofSandiego.org It’s a lonely world for the two northern white rhinos at Escondido’s Wild Animal Park. They are among less than a dozen of… Read more »
First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
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Stem cells & treating tumors
From UniversityofCalifornia.edu Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study. Research… Read more »
Stem Cells: Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells
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Scientists Map First Complete Human Epigenome, The Driver Of Gene Expression
From medicalnewstoday.com When scientists mapped the DNA sequence of 3 billion bases in the human genome they uncovered the master blueprint of what makes a human being;… Read more »
Surgeons ‘Grow’ New Cheekbones for 15-Year-Old Born With Rare Condition
From Foxnews.com A 15-year-old boy born without cheekbones has a new lease on life after surgeons at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital used a first-of-its-kind procedure to reconstruct the… Read more »