Items tagged with embryonic

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Sperm-Like Cells Made from Human Stem Cells Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - 12:20:22 - Anuradha Menon Human embryonic stem cells have been coaxed into forming sperm-like cells, researchers report today. The cells have some of the hallmarks of sperm —... read more

An Alternative Way to Make Stem Cells Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - 14:12:39 - Anuradha Menon iZumi Bio, is pursuing a technology as new and full of promise as the lab itself--a technology that's moving faster than the company can fill its... read more

A Stem-Cell Therapy for Blindness Thursday, June 18th, 2009 - 14:28:36 - Anuradha Menon An experimental therapy using human embryonic stem cells to treat degenerative eye diseases has proved safe and effective in animal studies, and may... read more

Reprogramming Blood Cells and Stem Cells Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 - 19:36:05 - Ehud Rattner In a recent study, U.S. researchers have reprogrammed cells found in circulating blood into cells that are molecularly and functionally... read more

Obama to Reverse Embryonic Stem Cell Policy Sunday, March 8th, 2009 - 18:51:52 - Iddo Genuth Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles - Making good on a popular campaign pledge, President Obama will sign an executive order Monday rescinding... read more

Virus-free Pluripotency for Human Cells Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 - 12:11:25 - Sarah Gingichashvili For the first time, specialized human cells have been transformed into a state similar to that seen in embryonic stem cells, without using viruses... read more

Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Created Thursday, December 25th, 2008 - 17:50:44 - Ehud Rattner Genetically engineered rats should follow soon, providing new models of human disease. Rat pluripotent stem cells - the essential ingredient for... read more

Dysfunctional Human Astrocytes Kill Neurons Friday, December 5th, 2008 - 18:51:10 - Anuradha Menon Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle... read more

New Way to Grow Human Embryonic Stem Cells Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 - 19:26:35 - Anuradha Menon The majority of researchers working with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) – cells which produce any type of specialized adult cells in the human... read more

Injured Embryo Can Regenerate Itself Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - 16:26:14 - Anuradha Menon More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of... read more

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