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Updated Guidelines for Stem Cell Research ReleasedMonday, September 8, 2008 @ 4:27AMThe National Academies released amended guidelines for research involving human embryonic stem cells, revising those that were issued in 2005 and updated in 2007.

OU research yields pancreatic cancer breakthroughMonday, September 8, 2008 @ 1:12AMOKLAHOMA CITY — Doctors at the OU Cancer Institute announced Friday that they have discovered a way to find cancer stem cells in tumors, destroy them and keep them from reoccurring.

Changes To Embryonic Stem Cells Caused By Down Syndrome RevealedMonday, September 8, 2008 @ 12:17AMScientists investigating the mechanisms of Down syndrome have revealed the earliest developmental changes in embryonic stem cells caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21 -- the aberrant inheritance of which results in the condition.

Research Under the MicroscopeSunday, September 7, 2008 @ 11:47PMA new online program is helping PhD students tackle tricky ethical questions, writes JANINE SIM-JONES.

CENTRAL PA NEWSSunday, September 7, 2008 @ 11:17PMColin Barnstable, one of several researchers at Penn State College of Medicine working with stem cells, believes the technology could provide a cure for macular degeneration and several other diseases within five years.

Interstate Rivalry Put On Hold By Stem Cell ResearchFriday, September 5, 2008 @ 8:16AMVictoria and New South Wales have put aside their competitive interstate rivalry to collaborate on a stem cell research project, as announced by Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings and NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, Verity Firth.

NIH EUREKA award funds research at WPI aimed at turning adult skin cells into stem-like cellsWednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 11:19AM( Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) A team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a three-year, $900,000 award from the National Institutes of Health (one of only 38 awarded through the new EUREKA program) for a project aimed at developing a novel way of transforming adult skin cells into stem-like cells. If successful, the research could result in a relatively simple and ...

NeoStem, Inc. and RimAsia Capital Partners, a Prestigious Asian Private Equity Firm, Complete FinancingWednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 7:00AM NeoStem, Inc. announced today that it has completed a $1,250,000 private placement financing from RimAsia Capital Partners, a pan-Asia private equity firm.

Sault native at fore on stem cell researchWednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 5:30AMIt was the scientific equivalent of the shot heard around the world. Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto last month announced they had found a way to manipulate the gene sequence in a human embryonic stem cell, so it could develop into a specific cell [...]