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| Welcome to BioNews by email, the free weekly news digest of the top stories in assisted conception, genetics, embryo/stem cell research and related areas, published by the Progress Educational Trust. Sent to registered subscribers each week, BioNews by email is aimed at informing debate in these areas by providing balanced and timely summaries of the week's news and developments alongside comment, reviews and recommendations of selected topical conferences, events and more. It also contains job advertisements from the relevant sectors. Visit the BioNews website at www.bionews.org.uk where you can subscribe for free to receive BioNews by email in one of three formats, plus view more news, comment, reviews and job advertisements and search the full archive.
| A BioNews Christmas Carol |
| 05 December 2011 - by Sarah Norcross |
| I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little comment piece, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their inboxes pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. A quotation adapted from the dedication in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'....[Read More] |
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| Progress Educational Trust Conference: Introduction to the embryo and its out of body experience |
| 05 December 2011 - by Dr Rebecca Robey |
| Progress Educational Trust (PET)'s annual conference, 2011, 'The Best Possible Start in Life: The Robust and Responsive Embryo', started with two fantastic sessions chaired by Dr Virginia Bolton, consultant embryologist at the assisted conception unit at Guy's Hospital, London, UK....[Read More] |
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| Can solidarity inform bioethics? Reflections on a concept and implications for biobanks |
| 05 December 2011 - by Professor Barbara Prainsack and Dr Alena Buyx |
| What do research biobanks, social media and the NHS have in common?...[Read More] |
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| Heart stem cells discovered that can make bone and muscle |
| 05 December 2011 - by Louisa Petchey |
| Research in mice has shown the heart contains its own renewable source of stem cells which can differentiate into a variety of cell types. The research team in Australia hopes that one day the stem cells could be activated so a broken heart can be made to mend itself....[Read More] |
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| Brain cells from embryos: two successful mouse implant studies |
| 05 December 2011 - by George Frodsham |
| Two separate studies have successfully transplanted neurons into the brains of mice. The transplanted neurons are able to send and receive electrical impulses, and can be used to compensate for faulty brain cells, restoring normal function. Both studies sourced the transplanted neurons from embryos – mouse embryos in one case, human embryonic stem cells were used in the other...[Read More] |
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| Sperm counts drop out near laptops using WiFi |
| 05 December 2011 - by Luciana Strait |
| Ejaculated sperm has been shown to be significantly damaged by prolonged exposure to a WiFi connected laptop. A study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, found that after four hours of exposure there was a significant decrease in sperm motility and an increase in sperm DNA fragmentation....[Read More] |
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| Vitamins improve pregnancy rates of subfertile women in small study |
| 05 December 2011 - by Dr Caroline Hirst |
| Women receiving fertility treatment are more likely to become pregnant if they take multivitamin supplements, reports a UK pilot study...[Read More] |
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| US Court of Appeals rules stem cell donors can be paid |
| 05 December 2011 - by Mary Yarwood |
| A ruling from a US federal appeals court means that blood stem cell donors may now receive a form of payment for their donation. A federal law that prohibits payment for organs does not apply to stem cells taken from bone marrow using a new method which avoids the extraction of bone marrow itself, the court said....[Read More] |
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| Gene rearrangements behind seven percent of all breast cancers identified |
| 05 December 2011 - by Sarah Guy |
| Two gene rearrangements associated with prostate and lung cancer could also be behind five to seven percent of all breast cancers, according to US scientists...[Read More] |
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| Cleft lip genetically repaired in mice |
| 05 December 2011 - by Rosemary Paxman |
| Scientists have genetically repaired cleft lip and palate in mouse embryos in a breakthrough that could pave the way for new treatments of the common birth defects in humans...[Read More] |
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| Innovative gene therapy protects mice from HIV infection |
| 05 December 2011 - by Tamara Hirsch |
| US scientists have induced long-lasting HIV protection in mice from a single injection. Their study, published in the journal Nature, uses gene therapy to stimulate production of antibodies against the virus...[Read More] |
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| First genetic link to bone marrow cancer identified |
| 05 December 2011 - by Dr Zara Mahmoud |
| Two new gene variants, which each increase the risk of bone marrow cancer by 30 percent, have been identified by scientists at the Institute for Cancer Research...[Read More] |
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| First of three women in US 'baby-selling' ring sentenced |
| 05 December 2011 - by Antony Blackburn-Starza |
| A former lawyer convicted of wire fraud and other charges after her involvement in a 'baby-selling' ring has been sentenced to five months imprisonment by a Californian court....[Read More] |
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| TV Review: Brave New World - Biology |
| 05 December 2011 - by Rose Palmer |
| Breakthroughs in biology that 'will transform the resilience and strength of the human body' are the subject of the last episode of Stephen Hawking's brilliant series 'Brave New World'. In just under an hour 'Biology' takes the viewer on a whirlwind tour of some of the newest and most awe-inspiring technologies. We're talking cures for cancer, organ regeneration and experiments in longevity and heritability...[Read More] |
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