New Organs Could Come from Pig Embryos - Study
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Pig embryos could provide sources of new organ and tissue transplants for people, and they may pose fewer risks than using material from adult animals, Israeli researchers reported on Monday.
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A new study shows that embryonic stem cells can heal defective heart cells in mice. It could be a new way to look at the potential healing power of these controversial cells. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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If a new method works, scientists could derive embryonic stem cells -- without destroying embryos -- from more than 3,000 cells discarded annually at fertility clinics. In Bodyhack.
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Science & environment: Scientists create human embryos in procedure to try to fight serious inherited diseases
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If a technique used in mice can be adapted to human cells, it would let scientists use a patientâs skin cells to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells.
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A team of University of Pittsburgh scientists has produced the world&#39;s first cloned monkey embryos with the help of the South Korean scientists who created the first mature human cloned embryos.
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Adding a key chemical to the fluid in which IVF embryos grow could help prevent developmental problems in babies, scientists suggest.
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Look to eliminate pig-fart methane hazard Dutch bio-boffins are seeking to sate modern consumer lust for animal flesh by growing artificial pig tissue from stem cells.â¦
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A protein produced by the heart during its development could be used to repair heart attack damage, research suggests. University of Texas scientists worked on mice, but hope their findings will eventually lead to new treatment for heart disease.
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"The fear is that (scientists) are trying to breed a human with some other creature"  British authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells - studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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UK researchers say the discovery of a new type of "missing link" stem cell in rodents could boost research.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for cures to a range of diseases.
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Transplanting pig organs into humans may be much safer than previously thought, a study suggests.
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Human therapeutic cloning has moved a  step closer after U.S. researchers said they had successfully  created embryonic stem cells from monkey embryos.
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Doctors may be allowed to screen human embryos for gene that increase risk of heart attacks
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China hails transgenic porker breakthrough One of the three transgenic "glow-in the dark" pigs born back in 2006 in China's Northeast Agricultural University in Harbin has given birth to fluorescent piglets, indicating the "technology to breed transgenic pigs via cell nuclear transfer is mature", according to professor Liu Zhonghua.â¦
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Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research.