Columbia research lifts major hurdle to gene therapy for cancer
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MADISON Suppose you were asked to swing a golf club with one arm, or to write a one-fingered essay on your word processor. You wouldnt get much accomplished, would you? Or, at the very least, progress would be painfully slow. So it is for researchers in the field of human embryonic stem cells, the bodys core cells that can grow into just about any kind of cells. Federal limits on financ...Ban on Global fund lifted in Uganda
Ban on the release of funds amounting $367 million for Uganda in order to combat HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been lifted. Uganda was funded with more than $367 million in 2002 for disease management. // The Global community banned the funding to Uganda as they feel that the fund was not utilized properly and the country had a serious mismanagement of funds. The ban on the funding...Ban on exports of poultry products from British Columbia lifted
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