London: Scientists have discovered a way to transform ordinary tissue into beating heart muscle cells, a finding they say could soon pave the way for new therapeutic approaches for making a damaged heart to repair itself. Using a zebrafish system, a team from Fudan University in China developed a small and robust molecule that can transform stem cells into beating heart muscle cells. The scientists, who detailed their work in...
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A decade after George Bush set the clock back for stem cell research, the science is showing signs of regeneration. Stem cells are mother cells that give rise to other cell types in the body. One of the more visible and vocal proponents of human embryonic stem cells (ES), Stephen Minger, says that the number of trials that are currently on suggests that the field is emerging from the shadow...10:41 AM, Sep 23, 2011
The eight-layer, early stage retina is the first three-dimensional tissue structure to be made from stem cells. ...03:49 PM, May 27, 2010
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Stem cell research has been opposed by major religious groups. ...06:57 PM, Mar 10, 2009
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He has signed an order to restore federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. ...11:22 PM, Mar 09, 2009
The research can aid scientists to combat a variety of life threatening illnesses. ...04:46 PM, Mar 09, 2009
Obama is to declare that science would guide his administration. ...04:10 PM, Mar 09, 2009
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