Matt Cyr from Children’s Hospital Boston Dream Magazine just published a “Then and Now” article about Andy & Sofia. The online version or the article can be found here. The fall isue of Dream Magazine is here. Images and text: On October 29, 2004, Andy Treviño received millions of tiny gifts from his then-7-month-old sister,…
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Stem-cell method preserves embryo @ Boston Globe
Stem-cell method preserves embryo Mass. lab hopes to end standoff By Gareth Cook, Globe Staff The technique builds on a fertility clinic procedure known as “preimplantation genetic diagnosis.” With PGD, after technicians fertilize an egg in a laboratory dish, they allow it to grow into an embryo of approximately eight cells. They then remove one…
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How stem cells can turn back the biological clock @ The Guardian
Boost the levels of a gene called NANOG inside a embryonic stem cell, fuse it with a brain cell and the brain cell converts into a stem cell. The researchers believe that Nanog, alongside other genes, kicks into action a cascade of complex biological machinery that forces cells back into their simplest state, before they…
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Jack will be on TV! More about Jack here. Discovery Health Channel / Mystery Diagnosis next Monday June 12, 2006. Program Name: Discovery Channel Mystery Diagnosis The Man with Rocks in His Chest Charlotte and Roy Hagelin are overjoyed when they give birth to their second child Jack. But just two weeks after his birth,…
Joe Shortsleeve, Chief Correspondent CBS 4 News Boston
Joe Shortsleeve, Chief Correspondent CBS 4 News Boston will be here in about 45 minutes for an interview. Harvard and Children’s Hospital Boston announced a few minutes ago the advances in stem cell research.. More about the announcement here. I will try to talk about the following during the interview: STEM CELLS SAVE LIVES And…
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The Wall Street Journal jumps into the story..
Cloning Efforts Resume in U.S. By ANTONIO REGALADO and DAVID P. HAMILTON May 8, 2006; Page B6 Marking the re-entry of U.S. researchers into a controversial medical endeavor, two American research teams say they will resume efforts to clone human embryos. Officials at the University of California, San Francisco said Friday that they would immediately…
Timeline of Stem Cell Debate @ NPR News
Read timeline via NPR.org here. The first embryonic stem cells were isolated in mice in 1981. But it wasn’t until 1998 that researchers managed to derive stem cells from human embryos. That kicked into full gear an ethical debate that continues to this day. Here’s a look at key moments in the controversy so far:…
Charity runners take on others’ uphill battles @ The Boston Globe
Charity runners take on others’ uphill battles By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | April 16, 2006 In the Boston Marathon tomorrow, many runners will strive to set a personal best time. Others among the approximately 20,000 will set out simply to conquer the distance. And some 1,200 will endure the grueling 26.2 miles for a…