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  • Thaw of polar regions may need new U.N. laws - experts Sunday, September 7, 2008 @ 10:16AMOSLO (Reuters) - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate change melts the ice around the North Pole, legal experts said on Sunday.
  • Thaw of polar regions may need new UN laws -experts Sunday, September 7, 2008 @ 9:05AM Source: Reuters By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate ...
  • New Stem Cell Tools To Aid Drug Development Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 6:09AMScientists have designed, developed and tested new molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programmes.
  • New stem cell tools to aid drug development Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 6:26PMScientists have designed, developed and tested new molecular tools for stem cell research to direct the formation of certain tissue types for use in drug development programmes.
  • Robot Helicopter Teaches Itself How to Fly Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 5:02PM A new artificial intelligence system allows a robotic helicopter to teach itself how to fly and even do challenging stunts, just by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers.
  • Progenitor cells eyed for liver transplants Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 4:28PMNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - German researchers report they have isolated progenitor cells, the stage above stem cells, from human liver specimens. When transplanted into mice, the cells show signs of "taking" and becoming new liver cells.
  • Vitrolife: New Unique Product Approved In Europe - New Needle For The Collection Of Human Oocytes Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 5:11AMVitrolife (STO:VITR) has received European approval, a so-called CE mark, for its new needle for the collection of human oocytes, Swemed Sense™ (patent pending). The needle, which is under launch, has received a very positive response and very positive publicity.
  • DJ HUGIN NEWS/MorphoSys Announces Publication of First MOR103 Data Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 1:18AMMOR103 anti-GM-CSF Antibody Shows Subpicomolar Affinity for its Target Molecule MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today the publication of a first data package for its most advanced proprietary drug development program MOR103, a fully human HuCAL antibody directed against GM-CSF, in the journal "Molecular Immunology".
  • MorphoSys announces publication of first MOR103 data Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 12:54AMMorphoSys AG announced today the publication of a first data package for its most advanced proprietary drug development program MOR103, a fully human HuCAL antibody directed against GM-CSF, in the journal "Molecular Immunology".
  • Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:17PM Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. today announced its financial results for the period ended June 30, 2008.
  • Living cells turned into insulin-makers Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:54PM Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine.
  • Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:31PMResearchers say feat could lead to treatment for diabetes.
  • Sign in Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:03PMWEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have succeeded in transforming pancreatic cells from adult mice into insulin-producing beta cells, a feat they call an "extreme makeover."
  • New technique sidesteps stem cells Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 1:59PMAfter more than a decade of trying to harvest the promise of embryonic stem cells, scientists have hit on a fascinating...
  • Researchers turn one form of adult mouse cell directly into another Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:52PM(PhysOrg.com) -- In a feat of biological prestidigitation likely to turn the field of regenerative medicine on its head, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) co-director Doug Melton and post doctoral fellow Qiao "Joe" Zhou report having achieved what has long been a dream and ultimate goal of developmental biologists - directly turning one type of fully formed adult cell into another type of adult ...
  • FACTBOX-Road leads from cloning to regenerated cells Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:14PM(Reuters) - Researchers have used a handful of genes and a virus to transform ordinary pancreas cells in living mice into useful insulin-making cells.
  • Opinion Pieces Comment On Abortion, Presidential Election Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:13PMSeveral newspapers recently published opinion pieces about abortion and the presidential election. Summaries appear below.~ Christine Flowers, Philadelphia Daily News: Although Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.
  • Milestone reached in search for deafness cure Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:12PMA new gene therapy that grows hearing cells in mice will not itself be of use to deaf people, but might point to new ways to reverse deafness in humans
  • Researchers Create Insulin-Producing Cells from Adult Pancreatic Cells Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:10PMThis image shows new beta cells that arise in adult mouse pancreas in vivo after viral delivery of a cocktail of three transcription factors, Ngn3, Pdx1, and Mafa. Viral infected cells are recognized by their expression of nuclear green fluorescent protein (GFP). Induced beta cells are revealed by insulin staining (red).
  • Developer Forum Day 0 Demonstation Highlights Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 5:23PMOn the eve of the Intel Developer Forum, scheduled for August 19-21, Intel Corporation is briefing media on the company’s research to bridge the digital world with the real world. Below are summaries of each research project on display in the technology showcase.
  • Differences surface in McCain-Obama Christian forum Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 8:09PMSen. Barack Obama, frequently leaning on Bible passages, and Sen. John McCain, sharply delineating his opposition to abortion, sought to burnish their Christian credentials with voters Saturday night in a civil forum at a California megachurch.
  • Possibility of limb replacements gets a leg up from amphibian research Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:22AM New research on amphibians could soon give researchers a leg up on how limbs develop in a host of organisms, and one day lead to techniques to repair injuries in humans.
  • Jeremy Lott: The first meeting between the two US presidential nominees Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 10:56AMJeremy Lott: The Republican used the first presidential forum to try out his debate tactics against Obama: hit hard and fast
  • Robot Has Biological Brain Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 9:01AM Scientists have created a robot controlled by a biological brain made of rat neurons.
  • StemCells, Inc. Appoints Stewart Craig, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Development and Operations Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 6:30AM PALO ALTO, Calif.----StemCells, Inc. today announced that Stewart Craig, Ph.D., an acknowledged expert in the development of cell-based therapeutics, will be joining the Company as Senior Vice President, Development and Operations, effective September 15, 2008.
  • N. African Anti-Terror Efforts Too Harsh, Critics Say Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 5:42AMFears that a North African wing of al-Qaida was emerging in the wake of 2003 attacks in Casablanca have largely failed to materialize, and countries such as Morocco have contained or subdued their Islamist threats. But some say the fight on terror has eroded civil rights and set back democracy efforts.
  • Indian researchers on way to creating vital part of human eye Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 5:05AMBy Papri Sri Raman, Chennai, Aug 13 : Half a dozen eye hospitals in India are collaborating with a research centre here to create the inner layer of the cornea, the vital window of the human eye. It may allow 14,000 eye transplants a year.
  • ImmuneRegen BioSciences parent receives $5 million Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 5:07PMIR BioSciences Holdings Inc. closed on a $5 million round of institutional financing with a life sciences fund. The money could be the first of a total $15 million.
  • The Science of Star Wars [In-Depth Reports] Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 3:03PMDroids, lightsabers and the Force return to theaters August 15th in Star Wars: The Clone Wars . Get the lowdown on the science behind it all. [More]
  • Gene Silencing May Stop AIDS Virus Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 2:28PMTitle: Gene Silencing May Stop AIDS Virus Category: Health News Created: 8/11/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/11/2008
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 6:16PMU.S. scientists have cultivated a new line of stem cells that reproduce the genetic defects responsible for 10 incurable diseases such as muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease, a study said.
  • Metabolic Insight To Illuminate Causes Of Iron Imbalance Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 6:01PMNew insight into key players in iron metabolism has yielded a novel tool for distinguishing among root causes of iron overload or deficiency in humans, the researchers report in the August issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press.
  • Recipe for cell reprogramming adds protein Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 4:00PMA drug-like molecule called Wnt can be substituted for the cancer gene c-Myc, one of four genes added to adult cells to reprogram them to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, according to Whitehead researchers.
  • Stem-cell breakthrough may lead to new treatments Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:55PMCanadian scientists have discovered how to control the development of stem cells, which could one day allow researchers to repair organs damaged by disease.
  • Five Bush Administration-Approved Stem Cell Lines Used Insufficient Consent Forms, Bioethicist Reports Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:02PMInformed consent forms for nearly one-fourth of the human embryonic stem cell lines approved for federal funding by President Bush in 2001 could present serious ethical problems, according to a report published in the journal Hastings Center Report, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (Dolgin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/3).
  • iZumi Bio, Inc. Recruits Leading iPS Scientist To Translate Stem Cell Breakthrough Into Patient Benefits Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:40PMiZumi Bio, Inc., announced that John T. Dimos, Ph.D., first author of the landmark Science paper "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Patients with ALS Can Be Differentiated into Motor Neurons," will join its team of scientists translating induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell research into patient benefits
  • Heal Yourself With Stem Cells Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:39PMFrom diseases, to viruses, to paralysis, we may all have the power to save ourselves with our own stem cells. VIDEO: Heal Yourself With Stem Cells
  • iZumi Bio, Inc. Recruits Leading iPS Scientist, John Dimos, to Translate Stem Cell Breakthrough Into Patient Benefits Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:00PM iZumi Bio, Inc., announced today that John T. Dimos, Ph.D., first author of the landmark Science paper "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Patients with ALS Can Be Differentiated into Motor Neurons," will join its team of scientists translating induced pluripotent stem cell research into patient benefits.
  • Novel tool that shows root causes of iron imbalance discovered Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 4:44AMWashington, August 6 : U.S. scientists have discovered a novel tool for distinguishing among root causes of iron overload or deficiency in humans.
  • Americans Move Left; NYT Misses It Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 5:42AMThe reality is that long-term trends in American opinion are generally leftward on issues, as documented in well-researched studies, notes Jeff Cohen .
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 3:47PMA sense of crisis is growing among the Japanese pharmaceutical industry in the face of closings of laboratories of foreign drugmakers and China’s emphasis on the biomedical industry as a national strategy.
  • Letters to the Editor: Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:33PMOne of Dona Spring’s final efforts was to help rescue Berkeley Community Media from an attempt by its landlord, the Berkeley Unified School District, to convert the Bay Area’s second largest public access TV facility into a “dedicated” high school classroom.
  • Unravelling a medical mystery Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 2:58AMProfessor Charles ffrench-Constant, director of the Edinburgh MS Research Centre, speaks about his work.
  • Chinese doping scams exposed Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 9:00AMEVIDENCE of an insidious and ongoing doping culture in China has been published in Europe just 17 days before the Beijing Olympics begin.
  • Stem Cell Chicken and Egg Debate Moves to Unlikely Arena: the Testes Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 12:21PMLogic says it has to be the niche. As air and water preceded life, so the niche, that hospitable environment that shelters adult stem cells in many tissues and provides factors necessary to keep them young and vital, must have emerged before its stem cell dependents.
  • Manipal University invests Rs 10 cr to set up advanced stem cell lab Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 9:45PMIn the wake of the growing number of stem cell research initiatives, Manipal University has invested Rs 10 crore to establish its second advanced stem cell lab. The lab, which is under the aegis of the Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd, is located at the Manipal University campus.
  • Stomach Bug Appears To Protect Kids From Asthma, Says New Study Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 8:21AMA long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach may protect children from developing asthma, according to a new study among more than 7,000 subjects. Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that has co-existed with humans for at least 50,000 years, may lead to peptic ulcers and stomach cancer. Yet, kids between the ages of 3 and 13 are nearly 59 percent less likely to have asthma if they carry ...
  • Nucleostemin, Serotonin And Insulin Signaling: Controlling Drosophila Growth Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 6:18AMIn the July 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Matthew Scott and colleagues at Stanford University School of Medicine reveal that a protein called Nucleostemin 3 links the serotonin and insulin signaling pathways in the control of Drosophila body size. Nucleostemin proteins were originally identified in mammals, where they are associated with undifferentiated, proliferating stem cells.
  • Nucleostemin, serotonin and insulin signaling: controlling Drosophila growth Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 4:08PMIn the July 15th issue of G&D , Dr. Matthew Scott and colleagues at Stanford University School of Medicine reveal that a protein called Nucleostemin 3 links the serotonin and insulin signaling pathways in the control of Drosophila body size.
  • FDA approves Energex Systems non-drug therapy for HIV research Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 2:31PMEnergex Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been granted approval from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to utilize its experimental HemoModulation therapy in a clinical trial of HIV infected patients. The purpose of the study will be to demonstrate safety and monitor viral load changes in patients who are not yet eligible for antiviral drug therapy.