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Tamil Nadu gets its own public stem cell bank New Kerala Fri, 04 Jan 2008 8:52 AM PST Chennai, Jan 4 : Tamil Nadu's first public stem cell bank will become operational here by the end of March this year. Telomeres And Cancer: Elusive Telomere RNA Subunit Identified In Single Cell Model Science Daily Fri, 04 Jan 2008 4:12 PM PST Scientists have identified the long-sought telomerase RNA gene in a single-cell research model. Chromosomes shorten with every cell division. In stem cells and in cancer cells, this shortening is compensated by telomerase, an enzyme that adds short repeat sequences to the ends of chromosomes to replenish lost DNA. As telomerase is required for the continued growth of most cancer cells, the ... Osiris Rakes On Radiation Treatment Forbes Fri, 04 Jan 2008 2:12 PM PST The stem cell therapeutic company announced it received a $224.7 million contract from the Department of Defense. Osiris stock climbs on bioterror contract win bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 04 Jan 2008 6:38 PM PST Shares in Osiris Therapeutics surged more than 20 percent Friday on news that the Baltimore biotechnology company won a federal contract worth up to $225 million to develop and stockpile a stem cell treatment for radiation exposure. Drug stocks slide; Osiris jumps on Defense Dept. contract Market Watch Fri, 04 Jan 2008 8:04 AM PST Drug stocks slid into negative territory Friday morning while shares of stem-cell researcher Osiris Therapeutics surged on news of a Pentagon order for its drug to treat radiation contamination. Washington Editor BioWorld Fri, 04 Jan 2008 4:56 PM PST Osiris Therapeutics Inc. won a contract potentially worth $224.7 million from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop its mesenchymal stem cell therapy Prochymal to treat gastrointestinal injuries resulting from radiation exposure. Local serviceman loses cancer battle The Monroe Evening News Fri, 04 Jan 2008 9:06 AM PST After a long fight with cancer, Marine Lance Cpl. Luke Yonkee of Erie died Thursday. He was 22. A few years ago, Lance Cpl. Yonkee was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. He received a stem-cell transplant in 2006, but the cancer returned.

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