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13Mar/17

Artificial human life could soon be grown from lab

March 13, 2017ScienceBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Cell biology, Chimera, Cloning, Developmental biology, Embryo, Embryo donation, Embryology, Embryonic stem cell, Goetz, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Human embryonic development, Induced stem cells, Life sciences, Magdalena Zernicka, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, NEXT MEDIA, stem cells, Trophoblast, United Kingdomsmbale

UK (Next Media) – UK scientists have successfully grown a mouse embryo in the lab using only stem cells, which indicates this procedure could be eventually applied to growing artificial human embryos.
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05Mar/16

Scientists find possible link between Zika and microcephaly

March 5, 2016ResearchBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Brazil, Canada, Cell biology, Chile, Company: ThomsonReuters, Developmental biology, Guo-li, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hengli Tang, Hongjun Song, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life sciences, Microcephaly, Ming, Progenitor cell, Recife, stem cells, World Health Organization, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virussmbale

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine find potential links between Zika and microcephaly and hope lab-grown stem cells may be used to develop therapies to fight the virus.

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07Oct/15

DNA research deployed in war on cancer earns Nobel prize

October 7, 2015ResearchAziz Sancar, Biology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Cell biology, DNA, DNA repair, Fellows of the Royal Society, Genetics, Helices, Homologous recombination, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Life sciences, Molecular genetics, Mutation, Nobel Prize, Paul L. Modrich, Paul Modrich, Senescence, Shed, Simon Boulton, Sweden, Tomas Lindahl, Turkey, United Statessmbale

Nobel Prize awarded for work into how cells repair DNA damage sheds light on new ways to fight cancer
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