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Fresh hurdle for stem cell hunt BBC News Sun, 08 Jun 2008 6:18 PM PDT It may be tougher than first thought to pick effective stem cell treatments, a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist says. Startup Stemgent among the stem cell firms shifting from treatments to tools BizJournals Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:08 PM PDT A group of biotech scientists and entrepreneurs from the Boston area and the West Coast have quietly formed a life sciences startup to sell consumable materials and tools based on stem cell science. Caution On Stem Cell Therapy: Single Organs May Contain Several Types Of Adult Stem Cells Science Daily Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:27 AM PDT A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell -- a discovery that complicates prospects for using the versatile cells to replace damaged tissue as a treatment for disease, according to a new study. Intestine may contain more than one type of adult stem cell, says Capecchi Deseret Morning News Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:21 AM PDT More than one type of adult stem cell seems to exist in the intestine, something that's likely true of other organs as well. Doctor writes movie about stem cell research MSNBC Sun, 08 Jun 2008 8:59 AM PDT A Topeka, Kan. neurologist to wrote a book that addresses the embryonic stem cell controversy through one fictional family's struggles with the issue. The book led to a screenplay which is to become a film called "Hope." More Than One Kind Of Adult Stem Cell In Guts Medical News Today Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:10 PM PDT A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell - a discovery that complicates prospects for using the versatile cells to replace damaged tissue as a treatment for disease, according to a new study from the laboratory of geneticist Mario Capecchi, the University of Utah's Nobel Laureate. Adult Stem Cell Findings Offer New Hope For Parkinson's Cure Medical News Today Sun, 08 Jun 2008 1:10 PM PDT Research released today provides evidence that a cure for Parkinson's disease could lie just inside the nose of patients themselves.The Griffith University study published in the journal Stem Cells found that adult stem cells harvested from the noses of Parkinson's patients gave rise to dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain of a rat. Enzyme Plays Key Role In Cell Fate Science Daily Sun, 08 Jun 2008 7:28 PM PDT The road to death or differentiation follows a similar course in embryonic stem cells according to new research in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Caspases, known as 'killer enzymes,' that are activated during programmed cell death, are also active in the initial phases of cell differentiation, according to researchers. Cloning for stem cells 'redundant' The Australian Sun, 08 Jun 2008 7:00 AM PDT AUSTRALIA'S first application for a licence to clone human embryos for stem cell research should be knocked back because recent scientific discoveries have made the procedure redundant, critics say. Caution on stem cell therapy EurekAlert! Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:06 AM PDT This magnified image of a mouse intestine that has been laid out back and forth, with the upper end of the intestine at the left and the lower end at...

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