Category: Stem Cells
Embryonic Stem Cells Used To Improve Vision Of Blind Patients
Written by: Peter Murray 14 days ago
Macular degeneration had left Sue Freeman, 78, legally blind. She couldn’t go for a walk by herself, she couldn’t go [...]
Latest Victory For Regenerative Medicine: Pituitary Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells
Written by: Peter Murray 55 days ago
Chalk up another part of the body that can be grown from stem cells – at least in mice. Scientists [...]
Freezing Life: Cryogenics Is The Last Hope For Many Endangered Species
Written by: Peter Murray 65 days ago
The Great Barrier Reef is dying. As pollution and other man-made influences threaten the reef, which is not expected to [...]
Financial Priorities Force Geron To End Human Trials For Promising Stem Cell Treatment
Written by: Peter Murray 80 days ago
The promise of future stem cell treatments just took a significant hit. Biopharmaceutical trailblazer Geron Corporation just called it quits as [...]
If MacGyver Was A Biologist – Epetri Dish Monitors Cell Growth In Realtime (video)
Written by: Peter Murray 111 days ago
A camera-attached laboratory microscope: $2,500. An imaging chip, a smartphone, and some Lego blocks: $400. Scientists at Caltech, out to [...]
UK Stem Cell Company Cures Race Horse Tendons, Humans Next
Written by: Constance J. Woodman 336 days ago
In a very unusual breakthrough, a stem cell treatment for racehorses is ready to be tried… on you. British scientists [...]
First Planned Taste Test for Artificial Meat is Probably Doomed
Written by: Aaron Saenz 351 days ago
What does artificial meat taste like? Our chances of learning the answer anytime soon look dismal. Vladimir Mironov at the [...]
Researchers Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Cells (video)
Written by: Peter Murray 358 days ago
It’s faster, more powerful, and user-friendly. No, I’m not talking about the latest generation tablet, I’m talking about the latest [...]
Man Cured of HIV Using Stem Cells. Fluke or Hope?
Written by: Aaron Saenz 414 days ago
Timothy Ray Brown has officially been declared cured of HIV. A US citizen living in Germany with HIV, Brown was [...]
Stem Cells Into Intestinal Tissue, More Biological Alchemy for Your Body
Written by: Aaron Saenz 415 days ago
It’s time to check off another item on the list of body parts that we can recreate in a lab. [...]
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Japan Heals Paralyzed Monkeys Using Non-Embryonic Human Stem Cells
Written by: Aaron Saenz 422 days ago
In the debate over stem cell research, it’s not just about what you can do, it’s how you can do [...]
Stem Cells in Injured Mice Give Them Huge Muscles for Life
Written by: Aaron Saenz 436 days ago
A happy accident may hold the key to healing muscle diseases and granting humans incredible physiques. Researchers at the University [...]
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FDA Approves ACT’s Embryonic Stem Cell Trial For Blindness – Should We Get Excited?
Written by: Aaron Saenz 442 days ago
For only the second time in history, the US FDA has granted approval for clinical trials for a therapy derived [...]
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Hmmm.... *looks at Watson* *imagines 1000^2 times more powerful computer* *imagines Watson becomes as good as other things as he is with natural language* effectively this date gives computers after the [...]
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Seems quite possible. But will it be AI? Or will it be a well-programmed machine that understands native English? Still impressive, but there's a [...]
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How does the first question mostly made of 0's? There are clearly more 1's (especially if one distinguishes between o and 0)