Stem cells grown in lab mirror normal developmental steps
Assistant Professor Mark Pagani in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale and his colleagues mapped the first detailed history of atmospheric carbon dioxide between 45 - 25 million years ago based on stable isotopes of carbon in a National Science Foundation study reported in Science Express. "Through the energy we consume, each of us makes a contribution to increasing greenhouse...New complete muscle grown in the lab
A multinational team of researchers has grown new muscle complete with its own network of blood vessels in the laboratory, and implanted the new muscle in a living mouse. The accomplishment is a first for tissue engineering, according to a report in the June 19 issue of Nature Biotechnology. Lead researcher Dr. Shulamit Levenberg of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, along with s...Effective, safe anthrax vaccine can be grown in tobacco plants
Enough anthrax vaccine to inoculate everyone in the United States could be grown inexpensively and safely with only one acre of tobacco plants, a University of Central Florida molecular biologist has found. Mice immunized with a vaccine produced in UCF professor Henry Daniell's laboratory through the genetic engineering of tobacco plants survived lethal doses of anthrax administered later...Human prostate grown from embryonic stem cells
In a giant step towards understanding prostate disease, Melbourne scientists have grown a human prostate from embryonic stem cells. Co-first authors of the study, Monash Institute of Me...Neurons grown from embryonic stem cells restore function in paralyzed rats
For the first time, researchers have enticed transplants of embryonic stem cell-derived motor neurons in the spinal cord to connect with muscles and partially restore function in paralyzed animals. The study suggests that similar techniques may be useful for treating such disorders as spinal cord injury, transverse myelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and spinal muscular atrophy. The st...Human stem cells grown free of animal contamination
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers led by stem-cell pioneer James Thomson have grown two proof-of-concept human cell cultures under cleaner and better-defined lab conditions than previous cultures. The research, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, could pave the way for stem-cell treatments with lower risk of causing infections because of animal-cell contamination. Gr...Stem cells grown into sperm cells
Stem cells are the basic building blocks of animals, forming in the new embryo and later developing into the various organs and tissues as the fetus grows. The work is very preliminary, and was done in the laborator...Laboratory grown vegetarian meat
Meat grown in laboratories will soon be available for vegetarians. It is possible to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, from the cells taken from cow, chicken, pig, fish or other animals.// Growing meat without the animal would not only reduce the need for the animals, which often are kept in less than ideal conditions but also reduces the spread of disease from infecte...Human neurons grown in the brains of mice
Researchers in San Diego have designed mice containing fully functional human nerve cells as a novel way to study and potentially treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. // In the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, the neurons were formed in the brains of mice that had been injected with human embryonic stem cells as 2-week-old embryos. <...NHS Protects Job Opportunities for Homegrown Nursing Graduates
According to a recent survey it was found that international nurses would need to have work permits in order to take up jobs in the NHS//. The step was mainly taken to give jobs to the homegrown nursing graduates. Statistics show that about 11,500 foreign nurses come to Britain from outside the European Union every year. India supplied the most number of nurses followed by the...Tumour Grown Human Body by Chinese Scientists
Chinese scientists have claimed a breakthrough in cancer research. They say they have been able to grow cancer tumors outside the body//. That could lead to a new generation of cancer treatments, they hope. Liu Hua, a visiting professor at the Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai, pointed out scientists had for years been able to grow cancer cells in laboratories, but never reproduced a livi...