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Embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity
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Embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity by Anil Kumar The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team. In the first published study of its kind, the U-M team analyzed 47 embryonic ...
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Doctors in the U.K. have used a man's own adult stem cells mixed with a collagen paste to repair his fractured leg . Andrew Kent broke his leg in five places including a compound fracture, while rock climbing, when a large boulder fell on his leg. After three operations, the bones were still not setting and the wound became infected. Mr. Kent was told that he was likely to lose his leg. The bones were broken so badly that traditional surgery ...
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WASHINGTON: A strain of natural human proteins have been found to help ward off swine flu and other viruses including West Nile and dengue, in a discovery that could spur more effective treatments, US researchers said Thursday. In cultured human cells, researchers lead by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) found that these certain proteins have powerful antiviral effects by blocking the replication of viruses. The findings, reported ...
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Celgene's Revlimid meets cancer study goal
3 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Celgene's Revlimid meets cancer study goal Summit, N.J. (AP) -- Celgene Corp. said Friday data from a late-stage study show Revlimid significantly slowed the progression of multiple myeloma in patients following a type of stem cell treatment. The study is being conducted by the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. It involves patients who have received autologous stem cell transplants, a procedure ...
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When Dr. Shinya Yamanaka arrived in the United States from Japan in 1993, he recalled recently, he was half a scientist, half a failed surgeon. A disaffected doctor with a newly minted Ph.D. in pharmacology, he had but one job offer, from the Gladstone Institutes, wedged into crowded laboratories by San Francisco General Hospital. Heidi Schumann for The New York Times He is the rock star of stem cell science, said Dr. Deepak ...
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