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| Artificial testicle research given go-ahead |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| The development of world's first artificial testicle for production of human sperm has been given the go ahead...[Read More] |
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| Cancer drugs may boost breast cancer stem cell growth |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| Two breast cancer drugs, Avastin and Sutent, may inadvertently aid cancer growth, a study in mice suggests. The drugs, designed to reduce the blood supply to tumours, were found to encourage cancer stem cell growth, potentially fuelling the spread of the cancer...[Read More] |
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| Chromosome analysis increases IVF success |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| A new method of looking for chromosomal abnormalities in embryos can increase the chance of successful IVF implantation, a recent study in the journal Fertilisation In Vitro has shown....[Read More] |
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| Crystal ball gazing: human embryonic stem cells in 2012 |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| In the last few months of 2011, a couple of stories on human embryonic stem cells hit the headlines. Both were bad news for stem cell researchers...[Read More] |
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| With an eye to the future - preliminary results of clinical trial in human embryonic stem cell-based therapy of macular degeneration |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| Last week, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) of Massachusetts, USA, made two important announcements regarding human embryonic stem (hES) cell-based therapies for the potential treatment of Stargardt's dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration, two devastating degenerative disease leading to blindness....[Read More] |
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| S.H. v Austria denies infertile Europeans human rights |
| 23 January 2012 - by |
| Procreative liberty and the right to legal recognition of parent-child relationships continue to be prominent themes in disputes between individual citizens and government over access to assisted reproduction. The judiciary has been largely reluctant to state whether resort to reproductive technology is a human right...[Read More] |
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| Event Review: European Union Ban on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents - A Threat to Science and the Rule of Law |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| The recent ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) excluding inventions relating to human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from patentability has sparked a heated debate in the bioscience, ethics and law communities...[Read More] |
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| TV Review: Holby City - Butterflies |
| 31 January 2012 - by |
| In between the epidemic of 'will they, won't they?' relationships spreading throughout Holby City, the show dealt with the genetic disorder epidermolysis bullosa (EB)...[Read More] |
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| Book Review: Humanity 2.0 - What It Means to be Human Past, Present and Future |
| 23 January 2012 - by |
| What does it mean to be human in an increasingly technology-driven world? This is the question that Steve Fuller, a philosopher turned sociology professor, discusses in his latest book Humanity 2.0...[Read More] |
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