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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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10Feb/16

Care and Cure: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

February 10, 2016InnovationArtificial pancreas, Atlanta, Ben Gruber, Blood sugar level, Cambridge, Clinical medicine, Company: ThomsonReuters, Cure, Diabetes, Diabetes management, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 1, EMORY UNIVERSITY, Endocrine system, FRANK DOYLE, Harvard University, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Insulin, LUND, Medical terminology, MIT, Organ systems, Pancreas, Pancreatic islets, RTT, stem cells, Sweden, Type 1 diabetes, UNIDENTFIED LOCATIONS, United Statessmbale

Researchers are making significant advances that could change the way diabetes is treated and ultimately cured. Ben Gruber reports.
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