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Stem Cell Sciences Announces Second EU Nanog Patent Granted (STC.AX, 00847959, 20080604) Huntleys' Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance Tue, 03 Jun 2008 3:29 PM PDT Stem Cell Sciences announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted it a second patent for "Nanog", a key factor used to convert adult cells back into a pluripotent state. With this technology, adult cells can be reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells, thus avoiding the controversy associated with using embryos. The granted patent, EP Patent 1698639, covers mouse Nanog, ... Stem Cell Transplants For Ailing Animals WFTV 9 Orlando Tue, 03 Jun 2008 1:14 PM PDT Stem cell transplants to treat arthritis and other joint problems are still a ways off for humans, but here in Central Florida dogs are already benefitting from the medical breakthrough. What we learn from those procedures may one day help their owners and the rest of us too. VIDEO: Stem Cell Transplants For Dogs PENN Medicine News: Experts to Present at the International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting University of Pennsylvania Health System Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:22 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA – Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine will be presenting at the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISCCR) as well as participating in a Workshop and an Evening Public Symposium on Stem Cell Biology. Brazil's Supreme Court Ruling Allows Embryonic Stem Cell Research Medical News Today Tue, 03 Jun 2008 9:10 AM PDT Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2005 law allowing scientists in the country to conduct embryonic stem cell research, the AP/Google.com reports. Some advocates said the ruling could make Brazil Latin America's leader in stem cell research. (Sibaja, AP/Google.com, 5/29). National Stem Cell Holding Appoints Kenneth Steiner, MD, MBA, as Chief Operating Officer PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 03 Jun 2008 7:41 AM PDT National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. today announced the appointment of Kenneth D. Steiner, MD, MBA, as its Chief Operating Officer. Damaged brains helped by stem cell therapy UPI Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:14 AM PDT CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 3 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have found a way in which neuronal stem cells in the adult brain might be used in treating brain injuries. New law to stem cell phone use while driving is a HOAX The Shelby Star Tue, 03 Jun 2008 7:55 PM PDT SHELBY - A lot of people believe a cell phone ban for drivers takes effect in North Carolina on July 1. It's not true. In fact, it's a hoax, state officials said. Damaged brains helped by stem cell therapy Moldova.org Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:34 AM PDT U.S. medical scientists say they have found a way in which neuronal stem cells in the adult brain might be used in treating brain injuries.According to some experts, newly born adult neuronal brain stem cells could help repair brain injuries, but first a way must be found to regulate the manner in which they are created -- a process known as neurogenesis.The researchers led by Laurence Katz of ... GOP stalwarts buck party on cell research St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tue, 03 Jun 2008 4:42 PM PDT Nineteen of the region's most prominent and generous Republicans — who over the years have donated millions of dollars to their party and its candidates — have launched a new effort aimed at protecting embryonic stem-cell research. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News UPI Tue, 03 Jun 2008 2:44 PM PDT NASA again reschedules GLAST launch date … Damaged brains helped by stem cell therapy … Phoenix lifts first scoop of Martian soil … New genetic insight offered into ALS ... Health/Science news from UPI.

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