A US-UK stem-cell connection
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While the federal government ponders the ethical implications of therapeutic cloning, California is blazing a trail to the future.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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British authorities on Thursday approved scientists' use of animal eggs to create human stem cells, a ruling that will boost the supply of stem cells for research.
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UK tissue engineering experts are teaming up with NASA to find treatments for diseases back on Earth.
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Scientists have developed an easy-to-use technique for reprogramming a skin cell of a mouse back to the embryonic state, which could have implications for regenerative medicine in humans.
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In January 2001, the British Parliament passed a bill that authorized government funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
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New procedure lets adult mouse cells mimic stem cells, bringing hope to anticloning activists.
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Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may someday be used to treat diabetes, U.S. and British researchers reported on Friday.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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Three teams of scientists said yesterday they had coaxed ordinary mouse skin cells to become what are effectively embryonic stem cells without creating or destroying embryos in the process -- an advance that, if it works with human cells, could revolutionize stem cell research and quench one of the...
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In a bid to sidestep the ethical debate over the use of human embryos in medical research, scientists have developed a way to derive viable stem cell lines without harming the embryo.
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UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells.
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THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush&#39;s announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.
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Three teams of scientists said today they had coaxed ordinary mouse skin cells to become what are effectively embryonic stem cells without creating or destroying embryos in the process -- an advance that, if it works with human cells, could revolutionize stem cell research and defuse one of the...
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Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases.
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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
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Scientists develop a method of routinely growing stem cells in conditions similar to the human body.