A breakthrough, then a surge, in stem cell research A year after report, research into new type of stem cells continues to grow By Jeremy Manier | Chicago Tribune reporter October 9, 2008 Less than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison scientists say more than 800 labs…
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Rhys 365 days later
Taken rom Rhys Dad Blog. I knew Ward 23 Newcastle was the ‘last chance saloon’ as it is for all those kids. And was not a dignified death, however where there is life there is hope, and I believed in the Prof and Mario,, but most of all I believed in Rhys.So we proceeded, I…
No Cold Remedies for Children Under 4
The makers of cold and cough medications announced yesterday they are voluntarily warning parents not to give their products to children younger than 4 Link.
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Frozen human eggs at a fertility center. Photo: Mark Boster / LA Times Link
THE EMBRYO DILEMMA via LA Times
THE EMBRYO DILEMMADonating embryos for research may be easier said than doneBy Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 6, 2008CHRIS AND TANYA Bailey of Mission Viejo have a 3-year-old and triplet toddlers, all conceived through in vitro fertilization. After the birth of the triplets, they had 13 embryos left over in cryopreservation. The idea…
Procalcitonin – a faster way to identify life threatening infections
Cool! A faster way to identify life threatening infections instead of having to wait for 24, 84 or 72 hours for a culture to come back. New test could help catch serious infections in babiesBlood test may spare infants invasive diagnostic tests and antibioticsBoston, MA–A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs)…
Andy y Sofía Volando!
British couple have entire family using embryo screening via Mail Online
What a coincidence! Check out the last name of reporter who writes this story about PGD is “Goodchild”. British couple have entire family using embryo screeningBy Sophie Goodchild A couple have become one of the first in Britain to conceive their entire family through a genetic screening technique. oanne and Adam Henry feared they would never…
Obama and Stem Cell Research via Wired
SD2008: What is your position on government regulation and funding of stem cell research? Obama: I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations. As president, I will lift the current administration’s ban…