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( Howard Hughes Medical Institute ) Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage and even nerve cells.
University of Michigan officials announced today they have established procedures to accept donated human embryos that will be used in stem cell research.
Health officials Wednesday gave the green light to federally funded research on 13 human embryonic stem cell lines.
It happens a million times a minute in just about every animal species on the planet, from flatworms to humans. Sperm meets egg. Cells divide. Soon, an embryo appears.
Shares of companies developing stem cell therapies surged Wednesday on news that the federal government has cleared 13 new stem cell lines for testing, bringing to a close nearly a decade of restrictions.
Health officials Wednesday gave the green light to federally funded research on 13 human embryonic stem cell lines.
A Boston doctor now has the official approval to proceed with tax-funded research on human embryonic stem cell lines. He explains what that means for his work.
Washington -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening an era for the potentially life-saving field.
Researchers say they can demonstrate that human blood stem cells can be engineered to form an army of killer cells that target the human immunodeficiency virus.
Stem cells taken from days-old human embryos can be kept alive indefinitely in solution, and have the ability to turn into about 200 cell types in the body. Use of these so-called cell lines is opposed by some people because extracting them destroys the embryos.
'Off-the-Shelf' Stem Cell Product Safe, May Mend Hearts
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration yesterday approved the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but also most contentious fields of biomedical research.
Stem cells taken from days-old human embryos can be kept alive indefinitely in solution, and have the ability to turn into about 200 cell types in the body. Use of these so-called cell lines is opposed by some people because extracting them destroys the embryos.
The Obama administration approves the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but also most contentious fields of biomedical research.
The National Institutes of Health says 13 previously off-limits human embryonic stem cell lines can now be studied with public funds. The move comes after President Obama lifted restrictions on stem cell research put in place by the Bush administration.
WASHINGTON -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new
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