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Molecular alliance that sustains embryonic stem cell state News-Medical-Net Thu, 06 Mar 2008 3:28 PM PST One of the four ingredients in the genetic recipe that scientists in Japan and the U.S. followed last year to persuade human skin cells to revert to an embryonic stem cell state, is dispensable in ES cells, thanks to the presence of a molecular alliance between a specific group of key proteins known as transcription factors, a research team led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) under ... Stem cell therapy breakthrough San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 06 Mar 2008 0:38 AM PST Researchers in San Francisco have discovered a new way to nudge human embryonic stem cells to form specialized cells - a potentially huge step toward the development of stem cell therapies to repair damaged hearts, nerves and other organs. In a scientific... Role Of Tiny RNAs In Controlling Stem Cell Fate Identified Science Daily Thu, 06 Mar 2008 5:27 AM PST Scientists have shown that microRNAs play an important role in stem cell differentiation. Understanding these key regulatory factors is critical for potential therapeutic use of stem cells. Brazil Court Puts Off Stem Cell Ruling PhysOrg Thu, 06 Mar 2008 5:08 AM PST (AP) -- Brazil's Supreme Court postponed a decision on whether to permit embryonic stem cell research in Latin America's largest country after one justice asked Wednesday for more time to study the matter. A New Era In Cell Biology: German Company Develops Groundbreaking Alternative To Stem Cell Therapy Medical News Today Thu, 06 Mar 2008 1:08 AM PST In mid-March the German Bundestag (Lower House) is due to vote on an amendment to the German Stem Cell Act. Gladstone Scientists Identify Role Of Tiny RNAs In Controlling Stem Cell Fate BioresearchOnline Thu, 06 Mar 2008 9:45 AM PST Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified for the first time how tiny genetic factors called microRNAs may influence the differentiation of pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells into cardiac muscle Mice with osteogenesis imperfecta benefit from prenatal stem cell transplant About.com Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:10 AM PST Osteogenesis imperfecta, an inherited condition also known as brittle bone disease, results in fragile bones that break easily. UK researchers did prenatal transplants of human first-trimester fetal blood stem cells... Discovery That Blood Stem Cells Originate And Are Nurtured In The Placenta May Allow Researchers To Mimic Embryonic ... Medical News Today Thu, 06 Mar 2008 7:07 AM PST Solving a long-standing biological mystery, UCLA stem cell researchers have discovered that blood stem cells, the cells that later differentiate into all the cells in the blood supply, originate and are nurtured in the placenta. New research shows blood stem cells originate, are nurtured in the placenta New Kerala Thu, 06 Mar 2008 8:47 AM PST Washington, Mar 6 : Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that blood stem cells originate and are nurtured in the placenta, a discovery that may allow scientists to mimic the embryonic environment needed to develop blood stem cells in cell culture. Groups praise stem cell bill Bush would veto JTA Thu, 06 Mar 2008 7:25 AM PST Before you continue... Help us understand our readers. Please register. It's free and fast!

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