Stem Cell Research

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Company seeks to test stem cells for blindness

Reuters US Online Report Health News 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness. The company said it filed an IND, an investigational new ...

Scientists make cells that form eggs and sperm in lab

Reuters US Online Report Science News 26 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood. ...

Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea

AP News 28 days ago

Disgraced South Korean cloning scientist convicted in stem cell scandal, but avoids prison A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday ...

South Korea stem cell scientist guilty of fraud

Reuters US Online Report Science News 29 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court Monday found disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk guilty of fraud and handed down a suspended sentence in a case that sent shockwaves throughout the global scientific community. Hwang, once a scientist with rock-star like ...

SKorean disgraced cloning scientist awaits verdict

AFP Global Edition 30 days ago

After a three-year trial, a South Korean court is Monday due to pass judgement on a scientist hailed as a national hero until his apparently landmark stem cell research was ruled to be fake. Prosecutors have demanded a four-year jail term for ...

U. Mich. awarded $6.8M in grants for stem cells

AP News 32 days ago

University of Michigan awarded 13 fed stimulus grants totaling $6.8M for stem cell research The University of Michigan has received 13 federal stimulus grants worth $6.8 million for stem cell research — a sign of the state's growing clout since voters last ...

What's the Deal with Stem Cells?

Inform 40 days ago

Since the end of the Bush administration’s tyrannical policies toward stem cell research, many members of the public have become interested in the potential of stem cell therapy. The following are a few answers to common questions about stem cell therapy: 1. ...

Awards given for leukemia treatment, DNA advances

AP News 71 days ago

5 scientists honored for life-saving leukemia treatment, research in creating stem cells Five scientists have won prestigious research awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell. The $250,000 ...

Liposuction leftovers make easy stem cells: study

Reuters US Online Report Science News 76 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fat sucked out of chunky thighs or flabby bellies might provide an easy source of stem cells made using new and promising technology, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. They found immature fat cells in the material removed during liposuction ...

S.Korea seeks 4-year prison term for stem cell fraud

Reuters Life! Online Report 92 days ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors told a Seoul court on Monday they wanted a four-year prison term for disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, whose research team has been linked to major fraud in its once-celebrated stem cell studies. Hwang, once a scientist ...

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