Jul 27 2011
New Nucleotides Identified in Human DNA
Human DNA includes eight nucleotides instead of the four originally identified.
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Jul 21 2011
‘Freaky’ Mouse Is Immune to Poison
Mice from different countries have likely interbred, producing a super mouse, resistant to a common poison.
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Jul 08 2011
World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant
Scientists craft an artificial windpipe from the patient's own stem cells.
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Jun 28 2011
Brain in a Dish Comes Alive
A computer chip marinated in neurons and stem cells creates super bursts of activity and could someday help stroke victims' brains heal.
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Jun 27 2011
Pig Proteins Help Re-Grow Human Skeletal Muscle
The proteins attract human stem cells to migrate to the limb area and start creating skeletal muscle cells.
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Jun 17 2011
How Hair Turns Gray
We've all heard it before: Too much stress will give you gray hair. But is that true?
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Jun 08 2011
Human Skin Cells Turned Into Neurons
By manipulating four genes scientists have turned in skin cells into electrically active neurons.
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Mar 14 2011
Stem Cells May Help Treat Traumatic Brain Injuries
Each year, TBIs contribute to some 30 percent of all injury-related deaths.
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Feb 01 2011
Skin Cells Switch to Beating Heart Cells
A new approach borrows from stem cell methods to convert cells faster.
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Dec 09 2010
One Mouse, Two Dads?
This advanced use of stem cell technology could help preserve endangered species.
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