ALS research takes step forward with stem-cell reprogramming
The Kansas City Star Thu, 31 Jul 2008 8:46 PM PDT
Stem-cell scientists reported Thursday in the journal Science that they had turned skin cells from two elderly patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis into motor neurons. Those are the nerve cells that become damaged in ALS. |
NY Stem Cell Foundation plays critical funding role in major new ALS research announced today
EurekAlert! Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:21 AM PDT
NEW YORK, NY (July 31, 2008) – In a breakthrough discovery, Dr. Kevin Eggan, Chief Scientific Officer of The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Principal Faculty Member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has produced human stem cell lines from the cells of patients afflicted with a version of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. |
S Korea bars disgraced cloning hero from human stem-cell work
Khaleej Times Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:53 PM PDT
Seoul - South Korean cloning researcher Hwang Woo Sook was barred Friday from returning to human stem-cell research, two years after a scandal over manipulated data in studies in which Hwang had claimed to be the first to clone human stem cells. |
Harvard, Columbia Researchers Make Stem Cell Breakthrough
The Harvard Crimson Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:19 AM PDT
Scientists from Harvard and Columbia announced Thursday the creation of the first patient-specific stem cell line from humans afflicted with a genetic disease, a key step in the push to create therapies for a wide variety of illnesses by replacing diseased tissue with tissue generated by stem cells. |
Invitrogen Licenses Stem Cell Line From Buck Institute
BioresearchOnline Thu, 31 Jul 2008 9:10 AM PDT
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has licensed an engineered stem cell line from the Buck Institute for Age Research |
Stem-cell researchers say egg shortage slows progress
San Jose Mercury News Thu, 31 Jul 2008 2:08 AM PDT
Facing a human egg shortage they say is preventing medical breakthroughs, scientists and biotech entrepreneurs are pushing the country's top funders of stem-cell research to rethink rules that prohibit paying women for eggs. |
Scientists Reach Stem-Cell Milestone
Time Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:54 AM PDT
Researchers create the first nerve cells out of reprogrammed stem cells, using a technique that bypasses the destruction of embryos |
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