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Widely Held Ideas About Stem Cells In Dispute Medical News Today Sun, 02 Sep 2007 7:11 PM PDT How do adult stem cells protect themselves from accumulating genetic mutations that can lead to cancer?For more than three decades, many scientists have argued that the "immortal strand hypothesis" -- which states that adult stem cells segregate their DNA in a non-random manner during cell division -- explains it. And several recent reports have presented evidence backing the idea. [click link ... New anti-cancer drug made from corn lillies kills brain tumor stem cells News-Medical-Net Sun, 02 Sep 2007 5:25 PM PDT A drug that shuts down a critical cell-signaling pathway in the most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer successfully kills cancer stem cells thought to fuel tumor growth and help cancers evade drug and radiation therapy, a Johns Hopkins study shows. Stem-cell transplants provide hope for family of blind girl The Joplin Globe Sun, 02 Sep 2007 8:31 PM PDT WEBB CITY, Mo. — Rylea Barlett was born blind six years ago today. Her optic nerves did not develop. She was diagnosed when she was a few months old. Doctor after doctor gave her no hope of ever seeing. Teva to invest in stem cell start-up Cell Cure Globes Online Sun, 02 Sep 2007 7:58 AM PDT The Hadasit Bio portfolio company previously received funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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