Stem cells
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Girl, 10, has vein made from her own stem cells successfully transplanted
14 Jun 2012:Swedish doctors believe landmark procedure could get cheaper as companies produce protein scaffolds more efficiently
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15 Jun 2012: Stem cell scientists join forces with institutions and patient groups to counter anti-abortion campaigners' bid to end funding -
14 Jun 2012:
Swedish doctors believe landmark procedure could get cheaper as companies produce protein scaffolds more efficiently
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4 Jun 2012:
Much hangs on outcome of first human trials amid funding difficulties, political opposition and public suspicion
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23 May 2012:
The heart cells created from patients' skin were at the same stage of development as those of a newborn baby
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18 Apr 2012:
The light-sensitive rod cells partially restored the sight of mice born with night blindness
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18 Mar 2012:
Stem cell science is still in its infancy, but blood donated from healthy babies' umbilical cords is already saving lives, hears Joanna Moorhead
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29 Feb 2012: Doctors used the new technique to temporarily boost the immune system of the boy, who has an inherited condition
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29 Feb 2012:
Using cutting-edge technologies and some imagination, a Harvard professor and his team find that ovaries in women of reproductive age contain stem cells that give rise to mature oocytes
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27 Feb 2012:
Japanese researchers find compound responsible for halitosis may help in development of valuable treatments
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21 Feb 2012:
Scientists unveil plans for a lab-grown hamburger by October 2012. Samples of the meat grown from stem cells were not yet large enough to be cooked
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Poll,
20 Feb 2012:
A Dutch scientist is hoping to create the world's first 'test-tube burger' after growing strips of muscle tissue in a laboratory from stem cells. Would you be happy to eat lab-grown meat or should science stay out of food production?
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19 Feb 2012:
Project funded by anonymous individual aims to cut number of cattle farmed for food and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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29 Jan 2012:
Scientists in Edinburgh who pioneered cloning have made a technological breakthrough that could pave the way for better medical treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases
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5 Jan 2012:
The macaque monkey chimeras each contain cells originating in different embryos with distinct genomes
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17 Dec 2011:
From Einstein-defying neutrinos to the discovery of an Earth-like planet: science editor Robin McKie on the year's biggest stories
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