Mouse cloned to cure Parkinson's Nov 21, 2009
The stem cells were taken from these and, in a laboratory culture, and body chemicals used to "persuade" them to shift, stage by stage, from this state into the type of brain cells that their Parkinsonism mice were lacking ... Dr Lorenz Studer, head of the Stem Cell and Tumor Biology Laboratory at the centre, and the lead researcher on the study, told BBC News Online that the study was "proof of principle" that cloned embryonic stem cells could be reliably transformed into a variety of useful... (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Origo Film Group, Raleigh Studios Budapest and FotoKem Announce Alliance for Raleigh's New State of the Art Studio in Hungary. Nov 21, 2009
FotoKem is bringing more than just a film processing laboratory, but a complete post production facility with two full digital intermediate suites ... The studio boasts FotoKem's state of the art post production and digital film laboratory, 9 sound stages, including a super stage 45,000 sq. ft. and 65' to the grid, full transportation, set and location lighting and grip with Hollywood Rentals, and line producing with Raleigh Film. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stem Cells Can Be Used as Skin Grafts Nov 21, 2009
In one technique, a patient's own skin cells, or keratinocytes, are taken and more are grown in the laboratory to replace damaged skin, the researchers say ... In a comment accompanying the article, Holger Schluter, PhD, and Pritinder Kaur, PhD, of the Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia, say the latest study "takes research into regenerative skin stem cells to the next level" and "suggests" that cells made from human embryonic stem cells could be transplanted onto... (CBS News)
New 'Skin' from Stem Cells Nov 21, 2009
In existing cell therapy, a person's own skin cells are grown in the laboratory to provide replacement skin. But it takes weeks for the process to occur, and burn patients can suffer from a variety of complications while they wait for skin grafts. (MEDLINEplus)
Experts claim U.S. needs partners to maintain space prowess Nov 21, 2009
China plans to launch a mission in 2011 to test docking and rendezvous techniques, a man-tended laboratory in 2015, a three-man space station in 2020, and a Mars orbiter in 2013. We may not be in a race, but we need to keep up with the new arrivals, said Scott Pace, director of George Washington Universitys Space Policy Institute. (Florida Today)
Now, a test to predict hip fracture Nov 21, 2009
"These new algorithms can predict risk of fracture in primary care populations in the UK without laboratory measurements and are therefore suitable for use in both clinical settings and for self assessment," the Telegraph quoted lead author Julia Hippisley-Cox, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Practice, University of Nottingham, as saying. She added: "QFractureScores could be used to identify patients at high risk of fracture who might benefit from interventions to reduce their... (India Times, India)
Air Marshal Claims Assault by Flight Attendant Nov 21, 2009
Lamberson subsequently underwent surgery that involved growing new cartilage in a laboratory and inserting it into his knee, he said. Lamberson, 37, had been an air marshal since 2004, said Ayoub. (Law.com)
Chemist named director of Lawrence Berkeley lab Nov 21, 2009
Paul Alivisatos, a chemist whose pioneering research seeks promising new low-cost sources of solar energy, was named the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Thursday ... Alivisatos, 50, is the laboratory's seventh director since it was founded in 1931 to focus largely on high energy physics, and he has been the laboratory's interim director since Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu became President Obama's secretary of energy in January ... In the past year, the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Drug firms’ tired song and dance on reform Nov 21, 2009
The public has also learned of drug company financing of ghostwritten articles in medical journals, the burying of unfavorable laboratory findings, and the insidious manipulation of consumers in television ads, to get consumers to pressure their doctors to prescribe highly profitable brand-name drugs. In March, Obama said he was cracking down on the broken system of military contracting. (Boston Globe)
Researchers says she’s proved authenticity of Shroud of Turin Nov 21, 2009
But Raymond Rogers of Los Alamos National Laboratory said in 2005 that the tested threads came from patches used to repair the shroud after a fire. Rogers, who died shortly after publishing his findings, calculated it is 1,300 to 3,000 years old and could easily date from Jesus era. (Boston Globe)
Experiment Aims to Predict PTSD Nov 21, 2009
Early results suggest soldiers who reacted more strongly to the CO2 test and who were exposed to more stress in the field showed greater PTSD symptoms, said chief researcher Michael Telch, of UT Austin's Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders. The decision to volunteer in the Marine experiment was personal for Lance Cpl. Jaecob Kyllo. (CBS News -- Health)
First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Nov 21, 2009
Rapid access to an unlimited number of cells capable of yielding a well-formed epidermis, perfectly controlled in the laboratory before use, would therefore be the ideal solution to the problems posed by existing techniques ... 12, 2005) For the first time, stem cell researchers at the University of Minnesota have coaxed human embryonic stem cells to create cancer-killing cells in the laboratory, paving the way for future treatments. (Science Daily)
A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com... Nov 21, 2009
Case in point: Another GAO report issued last month identified several network vulnerabilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the country's top national security research institutions. The GAO report follows one Tuesday from Santa Clara computer security firm McAfee that concluded that countries like Russia, China, France, Israel and the United States have the technological capabilities to coordinate state-to-state online attacks and are building their computerized arsenals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Measuring Up: New NIST Director, Plus Big Budget Put Measurement Science in Public Eye Nov 21, 2009
The best way to think of NIST is as a , with NIST Laboratories being what most people think of when they think of NIST. These labs are the nation's measurement laboratory, and the work they do is designed to put trust into all the transactions and interactions that take place in our economy. How much does NIST's work impact people's lives on a daily basis. (Scientific American)
Sustainable Farming May Help Maintain Healthy Climate Nov 21, 2009
"Although it is possible to measure these properties in the laboratory, the simplicity and portability of the device allow researchers exponentially greater flexibility to conduct their investigations." ... The research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research ... UT-Battelle manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Department of Energy. (Science Daily)
On Your Last Nerve: Researchers Advance Understanding of Stem Cells Nov 21, 2009
Ghashghaei's laboratory is a recent recipient of funding from the National Institutes of Health to support this line of research. The research was co-authored by members of the Ghashghaei laboratory at NC State including graduate students Benoit Jacquet and Huixuan Liang, research associates Raul Salinas-Mondragon, Blair Therit and Michael Dykstra, as well as a biochemistry undergraduate student Justin Buie. (Science Daily)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Nov 20, 2009
They portrayed McNamee as an unstable man who had falsely implicated Clemens to avoid being jailed as a drug dealer by the federal prosecution team that broke the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case. Clemens struck those same notes at the hearing, adamantly denying drug use while accusing McNamee of trying to frame him. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Researchers begin to decipher metabolism of sexual assault drug Nov 20, 2009
Gibson is co-author with Guo-Fang Zhang and others in the laboratory of Prof. Henri Brunengraber from the Department of Nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine of a paper published online today by the Journal of Biological Chemistry. (EurekAlert!)
A computer that 'thinks' like brain Nov 20, 2009
The researchers created a program that told the supercomputer, which is in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to behave how a brain is believed to behave. The computer was shown images of corporate logos and scientists watched as different parts of the simulated brain worked together to figure out what the image was. (India Times, India)
STEM CELLS: THE FIRST HUMAN TRIAL... Nov 20, 2009
"The treatment for eye disease uses stem cells to recreate a type of cell in the retina that supports the photoreceptors needed for vision. These cells form the retinal pigment epithelium which keep the light-sensing cells of the retina alive which are often the first to die off in macular degeneration, which in turn leads to loss of vision, he said.A single cell from a human embryo left over from IVF treatment was used in the creation of the stem cell "line" that Dr Lanza and his colleagues... (The Drudge Report)
Nutrigenomics Researchers Replicate Gene Interaction With Saturated Fat Nov 20, 2009
"We believe this is the first time a gene-diet interaction influencing BMI and obesity has been replicated in as many as three independent study populations," said corresponding and senior author Jose Ordovas, PhD, director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts ... "Across all three studies, the CC carriers who consumed high-saturated fat diets had the highest BMIs compared to the TT and TC genotypes and,... (Science Daily)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Nov 20, 2009
There are hopes that eventually, cells from adults could be "persuaded" by chemicals in the laboratory to behave more like embryonic or foetal stem cells. Stem cell guide:What are stem cells and what might they be used for. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Man found dead in county Nov 20, 2009
Blood and tissue samples from West s body were sent to the Arkansas State Police crime laboratory in Little Rock to determine a cause of death. West s wife, Ashley Waldroup West, became alarmed when she was unable to wake West and called 911 around 8:10 a.m. Sunday. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Depositions Taken In Anthrax Case Nov 20, 2009
Hatfill, a physician and bioterrorism specialist, worked from 1997 to 1999 in the Army's infectious diseases laboratory at Maryland's Fort Detrick. Hatfill alleges that Justice officials leaked discrediting and false information to the media about him that caused him great harm. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
New skin 'may help burns victims' Nov 20, 2009
For more than 20 years, patients with serious burns have benefited from a technique which grows new skin in the laboratory using their own skin cells. This report takes research into regenerative skin stem cells to the next level. (BBC News -- Health)
PPD buying BioDuro in China expansion Nov 20, 2009
It has a 110,000-square-foot laboratory in Beijing. Most of its approximately 660 employees are based in China. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Nov 20, 2009
"We look for documents - anything that can aid in identification; we search for the graves, we excavate them, and exhume the remains. Then everything is taken to the laboratory for analysis.". From the remains, Mr Peccerelli's team tries to construct a picture of what happened at the time of death. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
Corporate bribery: Ungreasing the wheels Nov 20, 2009
In 2005 DPC Tianjin, the Chinese subsidiary of a Californian company that makes medical equipment, admitted paying bribes to doctors and laboratory personnel. American prosecutors said this fell under the scope of the FCPA because health care in China is government-run. (The Economist)
Hospital staffers lauded at annual dinner Nov 20, 2009
Fifteen years: William Boaz, clinical laboratory services; Laurie Duke, ambulatory surgical services; and Crystal Hollister, emergency services. Ten years: Dorothy Casillas, medical/surgical acute; Ruthy Korolyk, medical records; Jaymee Loverin, emergency services; Athena Taylan, Angels Camp clinic; and Janice Zellers, emergency services. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Doping lab exploring reasons for Marion Jones' conflicting tests Nov 20, 2009
By Erica Bulman, The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland The laboratory that tested Marion Jones' A and B samples is expected to report to the World Anti-Doping Agency within two weeks on why the results did not match. "The laboratory concerned will conduct a discovery analysis to know why this occurred," WADA director general David Howman said Saturday ... "In any case where the B sample does not match the A sample, we ask the laboratory for a full report. The lab and the technician involved... (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
Novel K-anonimity algorithm safeguards access to data Nov 20, 2009
About Dr. Khaled El Emam: Dr. El Emam, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and the School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, is a senior scientist and Principal Investigator at the Electronic Health Information laboratory at the CHEO Research Institute. About the CHEO Research Institute: Established in 1984, the CHEO Research Institute coordinates the research activities of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and is one of the institutes... (EurekAlert!)
Scripps research scientists find new link between insulin and core body temperature Nov 20, 2009
The laboratory of Tamas Bartfai, who is chair of the Department of Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences, director of the Harold Dorris Neurological Research Institute, and a member of The Skaggs Institute of Chemical Biology at Scripps Research, has been investigating the biology of temperature regulation for almost a decade. The idea for the new study came about from some recent experiments in his lab exploring the properties of cells called "warm-sensitive neurons." These cells exist only... (EurekAlert!)
KSM and O.J. Nov 20, 2009
Several polls taken over the last 20 years show that between a quarter and a third of black Americans believe that AIDS was concocted in a laboratory by the U.S. government with the express purpose of committing genocide against blacks. And you can bet that KSM's defense attorneys will be looking for jurors every bit as paranoid and gullible. (Townhall.com)
The reasons you need to buy Left 4 Dead 2 on PC Nov 20, 2009
at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD. Serving the technologist for 1. (Ars Technica)
Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth Nov 20, 2009
The proposition that opiates influence cancer recurrence, prompted by several unrelated clinical and laboratory studies, has gradually gained support ... In laboratory studies, morphine can directly boost tumor-cell proliferation and inhibit the immune response ... "In conjunction with previous studies on opiate-induced angiogenesis by our laboratory and others, these experimental data suggest a plausible explanation for the epidemiologic observations," notes Moss, professor of anesthesiology... (Science Daily)
Experimental Drug May Restore Nerve Function Nov 20, 2009
Laboratory and imaging techniques revealed the exposed channels in damaged axons. The researchers also discovered that 4-aminopyridine-3-methyl hydroxide is a "potassium channel blocker," using a sophistic laboratory technique called "patch clamp" to measure signal conduction ... 29, 2009) A new study has found that transplantation of stem cells from the lining of the spinal cord, called ependymal stem cells, reverses paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in laboratory tests. (Science Daily)
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups Nov 20, 2009
The World Health Organisation reported more than 503,536 laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 worldwide on Nov. 8, with at least 6,260 deaths. However, it has stressed for months now that the figures were only the tip of the iceberg. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women Nov 19, 2009
In experiments with laboratory mice, the scientists found abnormal forms of apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I), a protein involved in fighting inflammation, in the livers of infected male mice but not infected females. They then identified abnormal forms of these Apo A-I proteins in blood of men infected with HBV, but not in women. (EurekAlert!)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Nov 19, 2009
"We are in the midst of a new TB epidemic. The world desperately needs an effect vaccine to prevent TB, particularly in adolescents and adults. Dr Jerald Sadoff: New approaches are promising "Through accelerated research and development, a new vaccine could permanently change the trajectory of the epidemic and save millions of lives every year," he added. Two billion people - one out of every three people on Earth - are infected with the TB pathogen, a bacterium called Mycobacterium... (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
UCR plant scientist's research spawns new discoveries showing how crops survive drought Nov 19, 2009
Working on abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone produced naturally by plants, 's laboratory showed in April 2009 how ABA helps plants survive by inhibiting their growth in times when water is unavailable research that has important agricultural implications ... The University of California, Riverside () is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. (EurekAlert!)
UCLA study shows brain's ability to reorganize Nov 19, 2009
Reporting in the January issue of the journal NeuroImage (currently online), Natasha Lepor, a postgraduate researcher at UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, and colleagues found that visual regions of the brain were smaller in volume in blind individuals than in sighted ones ... The UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, which seeks to improve understanding of the brain in health and disease, is a leader in the development of advanced computational algorithms and scientific approaches for the... (EurekAlert!)
'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils Nov 19, 2009
" William Jungers and Karen Baab. Significance; Published Online: November 19, 2009 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2009.00389.x); Print Issue Date: December 2009. Significance, published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Statistical Society, is a quarterly magazine for anyone interested in statistics and the analysis and interpretation of data. Its aim is to communicate and demonstrate in an entertaining, thought-provoking and non-technical way the practical use of statistics in all walks of... (EurekAlert!)
Movie Popcorn Has Shocking Calories, Fat Nov 19, 2009
According to laboratory analysis conducted by the Center for Science and Public Interest (CSPI), the concessions from Regal, the country's biggest movie chain, have 1,160 calories and three days worth - 60 grams - of fat. Regal said that the medium popcorn had 720 calories and the large had 960, but CSPI's tests found those numbers to be understated. (CBS News)
PPD buying BioDuro in China expansion Nov 19, 2009
It has a 110,000-square-foot laboratory in Beijing. Most of its approximately 660 employees are based in China. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Nov 19, 2009
They portrayed McNamee as an unstable man who had falsely implicated Clemens to avoid being jailed as a drug dealer by the federal prosecution team that broke the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case. Clemens struck those same notes at the hearing, adamantly denying drug use while accusing McNamee of trying to frame him. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Health group finds high lead levels in several toys Nov 19, 2009
did an initial round of testing and sent products singled out as having high lead to an independent laboratory for additional testing and confirmation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating. (Boston Globe)
Hospital staffers lauded at annual dinner Nov 19, 2009
Fifteen years: William Boaz, clinical laboratory services; Laurie Duke, ambulatory surgical services; and Crystal Hollister, emergency services. Ten years: Dorothy Casillas, medical/surgical acute; Ruthy Korolyk, medical records; Jaymee Loverin, emergency services; Athena Taylan, Angels Camp clinic; and Janice Zellers, emergency services. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Cel-Sci starts human tests on H1N1 treatment Nov 19, 2009
Cel-Sci said the initial study will involve taking blood from 20 hospitalized, laboratory-confirmed H1N1 patients and activating their cells with the company s in order to assess the cells' response ... In order for the Food and Drug Administration to fully consider a next-stage clinical trial to evaluate LEAPS-H1N1 treatment of hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed H1N1 pandemic flu under an Exploratory IND, the agency has asked CEL-SCI to submit a detailed follow-up regulatory filing... (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Residents no longer need to boil their drinking water Nov 19, 2009
The Kaua'i Department of Water yesterday canceled its "boil water" notice for Hanalei residents after certified laboratory results showed an absence of harmful bacteria in samples collected. It is no longer necessary for area residents to boil water for human consumption. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Nov 19, 2009
"We look for documents - anything that can aid in identification; we search for the graves, we excavate them, and exhume the remains. Then everything is taken to the laboratory for analysis.". From the remains, Mr Peccerelli's team tries to construct a picture of what happened at the time of death. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
IBM computer simulates cats cerebral cortex Nov 19, 2009
The researchers created a program that told the supercomputer, which is in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to behave how a brain is believed to behave ... Dharmendra Modha, manager of cognitive computing for IBM Research and senior author of the paper, called it a "truly unprecedented scale of simulation." Researchers at Stanford University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were also part of the project. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Blindness Causes Structural Brain Changes, Implying Brain Can Re-Organize Itself to Adapt Nov 19, 2009
Reporting in the January issue of the journal NeuroImage (currently online), Natasha Lepor;, a postgraduate researcher at UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, and colleagues found that visual regions of the brain were smaller in volume in blind individuals than in sighted ones. However, for non-visual areas, the trend was reversed -- they grew larger in the blind. (Science Daily)
Could Widely Used Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public Health Risk? Nov 19, 2009
D., director of Loyola's clinical microbiology laboratory. "I can flip a coin and get the same results as I could with those tests. So what's the value of the tests? I can flip a coin for free.". (Science Daily)
Common Herbal Medicine May Prevent Acetaminophen-Related Liver Damage, Says Researcher Nov 19, 2009
The experiments were conducted in Peltz's laboratory at Roche Palo Alto in Palo Alto, Calif ... Peltz and his colleagues used 16 inbred strains of laboratory mice for their investigations ... 28, 2007) Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, a widely used painkiller, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study. (Science Daily)
How Crops Survive Drought Nov 19, 2009
Working on abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone produced naturally by plants, Sean Cutler's laboratory showed in April 2009 how ABA helps plants survive by inhibiting their growth in times when water is unavailable -- research that has important agricultural implications. The Cutler lab, with contributions from a team of international leaders in the field, showed that in drought conditions certain receptor proteins in plants perceive ABA, causing them to inhibit an enzyme called a phosphatase. (Science Daily)
Hospital Enters Agreement With Cardiologist Group Nov 19, 2009
The group will provide both inpatient and outpatient patient care, including procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and emergency department coverage for cardiac cases. "By entering into an agreement with St. John's Mercy's integrated group of cardiologists, we can ensure our community has local access to cardiology services of the highest quality and safety," said Terri L. McLain, president of St. John's Mercy Hospital. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Depositions Taken In Anthrax Case Nov 19, 2009
Hatfill, a physician and bioterrorism specialist, worked from 1997 to 1999 in the Army's infectious diseases laboratory at Maryland's Fort Detrick. Hatfill alleges that Justice officials leaked discrediting and false information to the media about him that caused him great harm. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
GE to collaborate on green jet fuel Nov 19, 2009
The fuel has already undergone testing by GE Aviation, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute and others, the companies said. Amyris Biotechnologies is based in Emeryville, Calif. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Elizabeth 'Liz' Zottu Lane, 74, CDC lab inspector Nov 19, 2009
For five years, she worked in the blood laboratory at the Veterans Administration Hospital ... As a CDC medical laboratory inspector, she visited hospitals and laboratories to ensure adherence to proper testing techniques and standards. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Down Syndrome Deficit Reversed in Mice Nov 19, 2009
Cognitive dysfunction reversed in mouse model of Down syndrome. Cognitive Dysfunction Reversed in Mouse Model of Down Syndrome. (Science Daily)
Chinas ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal Nov 19, 2009
China s ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal. 4:16 pm November 18, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Medicine gobbles up research money Nov 19, 2009
America s needs for sustainable energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building and updating laboratory facilities, next-generation manufacturing processes, and improving the reliability and security of wireless communications will not put themselves on hold while our attention is directed elsewhere. If we are successful in rebalancing priorities in the distribution of federal research funding, the public will benefit from important developments in all fields of science. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mouse cloned to cure Parkinson's Nov 19, 2009
The stem cells were taken from these and, in a laboratory culture, and body chemicals used to "persuade" them to shift, stage by stage, from this state into the type of brain cells that their Parkinsonism mice were lacking ... Dr Lorenz Studer, head of the Stem Cell and Tumor Biology Laboratory at the centre, and the lead researcher on the study, told BBC News Online that the study was "proof of principle" that cloned embryonic stem cells could be reliably transformed into a variety of useful... (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Stem cell progress on Parkinson's Nov 19, 2009
There are hopes that eventually, cells from adults could be "persuaded" by chemicals in the laboratory to behave more like embryonic or foetal stem cells. Stem cell guide:What are stem cells and what might they be used for. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)
Shotson horizon for Alzheimers, AIDS, herpes Nov 19, 2009
A laboratory technician at a Sanofi-Pasteur production plant helps producePanenza, a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus, in Val-de-Reuil, western Paris on Oct. 19, 2009. Long seen as a sleepy, low-profit niche in the drug industry,this year investment in partnerships and other deals to develop and manufacture in vaccines is on a tear, seen as a crucial new path to growth. (MSNBC -- Health)
