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Stem cell agency's science boss quits The Sacramento Bee Sat, 25 Aug 2007 0:06 AM PDT The top scientific officer at California's stem cell agency has resigned, effective Oct. 31. Stem cell amendment opponents back group's new proposal Daily Journal Sat, 25 Aug 2007 2:39 AM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of a stem cell amendment passed nine months ago in Missouri say they support a new, proposed ballot measure seeking to ban a controversial research method that uses human embryos. Cures Without Cloning wants public vote to ban cloning Jefferson City News Tribune Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:22 PM PDT Missouri's battle over embryonic stem cell research intensified Wednesday as a new group proposed a ballot measure seeking to outlaw a particular research method that voters narrowly endorsed just last year. New Gene Family Essential For Early Development Identified By Researchers Medical News Today Sat, 25 Aug 2007 8:11 PM PDT Researchers at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have identified a new gene family (UTX-JMJD3) essential for embryonic development. The family controls the expression of genes crucial for stem cell maintenance and differentiation, and the results may contribute significantly to the understanding of the development of cancer. [click link for full article] Ballot issue would renew cloning fight Columbia Daily Tribune Sat, 25 Aug 2007 6:57 AM PDT With a ballot item on the horizon that could ask voters to ban human cloning and somatic cell nuclear transfer, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia said it's time to treat the next round in Missouri's fight about embryonic stem cell research like a blood sport. Isolation Of A New Gene Family Essential For Early Development Medical News Today Sat, 25 Aug 2007 1:12 AM PDT All organisms consist of a number of different cell types each producing different proteins. The nerve cells produce proteins necessary for the nerve cell function; the muscle cells proteins necessary for the muscle function and so on. All these specialised cells originate from the same cell type the embryonic stem cells. [click link for full article]

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