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Top Japanese stem cell scientist joins S.F. research center San Jose Mercury News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 7:08 PM PDT A Japanese pioneer in stem cell research is opening a lab in San Francisco, a significant milestone in the state's bid to become an international draw for the world's leading regenerative medicine experts. Stem cell firm given US patent boost Edinburgh Evening News Thu, 16 Aug 2007 4:39 AM PDT STEM Cell Sciences (SCS), the Edinburgh-based biotechnology company, said it had received a new "broad" patent issued by the United States covering the group's stem cell selection technology. Japanese Stem Cell Expert Will Join a San Francisco University Bloomberg.com Thu, 16 Aug 2007 2:33 PM PDT Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Shinya Yamanaka, who pioneered a way to allow adult stem cells to revert to a more primitive state so they act more like cells from embryos, is joining the University of California, San Francisco. Toddler Sees Dramatic Improvement From Stem Cell Treatment As Documented By US Hospital Medical Report Medical News Today Thu, 16 Aug 2007 2:11 AM PDT SHENZHEN, China - Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. has announced the successful treatment with umbilical cord stem cells of three-and-a-half-year-old American toddler Lukas Nguyen. At the age of one, Lukas suffered a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) leading to cerebral palsy (CP). [click link for full article] DomaniCell Now Collecting and Banking Immune System and Stem Cells for the Entire Family Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:46 AM PDT HACKENSACK, N.J.----DomaniCell, LLC , the leading service provider in the field of cell collection, processing, storage and therapies, is now expanding its service to the collection and storage of stem cells and immune system cells for adults who choose to proactively store their cells, while they are healthy and younger, for potential future use. Scottish Legal Life, the 155-year-old friendly society, is set to surrender its independence after members gave ... The Herald Thu, 16 Aug 2007 2:23 PM PDT Shares in Stem Cell Sciences climbed almost 3% yesterday after the company said it had been granted a patent for its stem cell purification technology. Focusing on the future BioMechanics Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:35 AM PDT When associate editor Lori Rochelle Roniger and I first began discussing this month's cover story on stem cell research ("Body regenerate thyself," page 20), we weren't quite sure about the direction the story should take. Ultimately, we agreed to stay away from the debate around the use of human embryonic stem cells and steer clear of issues such as cloning, and, instead, keep the focus on ... Body Regenerate Thyself BioMechanics Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:35 AM PDT A college football player on a sports scholarship who tears an anterior cruciate ligament at the beginning of the season could conceivably see his athletic career end. But stem cell-based treatments being developed may not only allow the athlete to return to his sport during the same season-and keep his scholarship-but also restore his previous level of performance. AIDS' DOUBLE BRAIN WALLOP New York Post Thu, 16 Aug 2007 2:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON - The AIDS virus damages the brain in two ways, by killing cells and preventing the generation of new ones, a study says. The study, published in the journal Stem Cell, sheds light on a condition known as HIV-associated dementia, which... Benitec MOU With CalbaTech, Inc. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 16 Aug 2007 8:54 AM PDT Benitec Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with California-based CalbaTech, Inc. to provide stem cell storage services for US HIV patients who may use the healthy adult stem cells in future therapy.

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