From Stem To Sperm: The Latest Fertility Research
July 16, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
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The creation of a sperm cell from bone marrow is something we’d imagine finding its way into a romantic comedy, but this news alert is no movie trailer. Professor Karim Nayernia, formerly of the Germany’s University of Göttingen and now of Newcastle University and the North-east England Stem Cell Institute, has isolated the mesenchymal [...]
Science, Health & Recalls Week of April 7
April 6, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
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Scientists at Newcastle University created the U.K.’s first part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos, the BBC reports. The embryos survived up to three days.
Medical groups argue the work could help find treatments for diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Identigene, a unit of the Sorenson Genomics laboratory in Salt Lake City, announced the DNA Paternity Test Collection Kit is available [...]
