Cloning And Stem Cell News, Research and Resources - January 2007 Archives
 | USC School of Dentistry researcher Songtao Shi, DDS, PhD, has regenerated tooth root and supporting periodontal ligaments to restore tooth function in 4–8 month-old pigs. ...> Full Article |
Tengion, Inc of East Norriton, PA has announced that it has launched phase II multi-center clinical study for its urinary neo-bladder construct.
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Dr. Paul Sharpe, through his startup Odontis, has continued his research into growing teeth from dental stem cells and has learned to control the type of tooth formed.
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PhD student Jeanine Hendriks of University of Twente’s Institute for Biomedical Technology has developed a better method of growing cartilage.
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Kristina Narfstrom, veterinary ophthalmologist, with the University of Missouri-Columbia has begun testing Optobionics ASR retinal implant on Abyssinian and Persian cats that are affected with hereditary retinal blinding disease.
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Andrew Owens of Durham University and James Cook University Hospital on Teesside have received a £84,000 grant from Heart Research UK to try and "grow" test tube arteries for use in heart bypass operations.
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The USFDA said in a draft ruling that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption. They’ve ruled that cloned cattle, pigs and goats produced food "as safe as the food we eat every day"
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Dorothy Supp, PhD and her team at the University of Cincinnati have created genetically altered skin cells that, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns.
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Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the country's independent regulator of fertility and embryo research, is set to announce on Thursday whether to ban research to create human embryos from animal eggs.
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Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University led by Dr. Anthony Atala, head of Wake Forest's regenerative medicine institute and senior researcher on the project, have reported that they had found a plentiful source of stem cells in the fluid that surround babies in the womb.
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Dr. Samuel Strober with the Stanford Medical Center Program in Multi-Organ Transplantation has begun a clinical trial
that intends to eliminate the need for immunosuppressive drugs after transplantation of a kidney. This treatment, if
successful, could dramatically increase the odds of survival for kidney transplant recipients.
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Fish can recognize a face based on UV pattern alone
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly
'Anaconda' meets 'Jurassic Park': Study shows ancient snakes ate dinosaur babies
Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off Antarctica
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
Artificial foot recycles energy for easier walking
New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
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Fill 'er up - with algae
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Chemists influence stem-cell development with geometry
Sonic hedgehog gene found in an unexpected place during limb development
Chemical competition: Research identifies new mechanism regulating embryonic development
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