World’s First Baby Born with Controversial New ‘Three-Parent’ Technique
The Independant Ian Johnston Science Correspondent Tuesday 27 September 2016
The world’s first child created using a controversial “three-parent” baby technique has been born in Mexico, it has been announced.
Limited details about the birth were revealed ahead of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine’s scientific congress in Salt Lake City next month, where it will be discussed more fully.
According to critics, the procedure is tantamount to genetic modification of humans or even “playing …
The Human Brains Being Grown OUTSIDE the Body: Lab Making Miniature ‘Organs in a Jar’ is Revealed
dailymail.com By Abigail Beall Oct 6, 2016
- In 2013, scientists used stem cells to grow 3D tissue that mimics a brain
- Now researchers over the world are working on making these mini-brains
- Skin cells are transformed into stem cells, which are grown into brain cells
- The brains are being used for researching disorders unique to humans
From what makes us right or left-handed to why we develop autism, there are many mysteries about the human
Vaccines List
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Panel on Infant Lives Meets in Washington
BioEdge.org March 12, 2016 by Xavier Symons
Professor G. Kevin Donovan of Georgetown University testifying before the panel.
The US Senate Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives met for the first time last week, in a heated session that saw several experts testify against the procurement of fetal tissue for research. The panel was convened following the release of several videos apparently capturing Planned Parenthood employees negotiating the sale of tissue to private research firms.…
Characteristics and Viral Propagation Properties of a New Human Diploid Cell Line, Walvax-2, and its Suitability as a Candidate Cell Substrate for Vaccine Production
National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health 11/4/2015
Ma,B1, He LF, Zhang YL, Chen M, Wang LL, Yang, HW, Yan T, Sun MX, Zheng CY
Abstract
Human diploid cell strains (HDCSs), possessing identical chromosome sets known to be free of all known adventitious agents, are of great use in developing human vaccines. However it is extremely difficult to obtain qualified HDCSs that can satisfy the requirements for the mass production of vaccines. We have
Kidney Disease
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is developing new therapies to repair kidney damage, reducing the need for dialysis and transplantation.
Diabetes is a corrosive illness. The imbalance of blood sugar causes small changes in the body that slowly lead to blurry vision, skin rashes, and damaged nerves. In serious cases, diabetes wears away the path of blood to the kidneys, causing eventual organ failure. In fact, half of all kidney failures …
UI Health Validates Cure for Sickle Cell in Adults
UIC News Center Sept 16, 2015 Sharon Parmet
Physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have cured 12 adult patients of sickle cell disease using a unique procedure for stem cell transplantation from healthy, tissue-matched siblings.
Ieshea Thomas was the first adult to be cured of sickle cell anemia by chemotherapy-free treatment at UI Health.
The transplants were the first to be performed outside of the National Institutes of Health campus
Still More Blind Can be Cured
Science Daily, Sept 4, 2015, University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry
A number of illnesses causing blindness can be cured from transplanting cells from the oral cavity. New findings make the treatment accessible to the places where the condition strikes the most frequently: in developing countries.
A number of illnesses causing blindness can be cured from transplanting cells from the oral cavity. New findings make the treatment accessible to the places where the condition strikes …
Cancer Cells Programmed Back to Normal by US Scientists
Cancer cells have been programmed back to normal by scientists in a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth.
For the first time aggressive breast, lung and bladder cancer cells have been turned back into harmless benign cells by
Wisdom teeth stem cells can transform into cells that could treat corneal scarring
As seen in Science Daily 2/23/15
Stem cells from the dental pulp of wisdom teeth can be coaxed to become cells of the eye’s cornea and could one day be used to repair corneal scarring due to infection or injury, according to researchers. The findings indicate they also could become a new source of corneal transplant tissue made from the patient’s own cells
Corneal blindness, which affects millions of people worldwide, is typically treated with …
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