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International initiative to address safety issues in stem cell therapy

An international study, published today in the prestigious journal Nature Biotechnology, reveals more about human pluripotent stem cells and their genetic stability and has important implications for the development of the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover genetic abnormalities after creation of stem cells

Dr. Andras Nagy's laboratory at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Timo Otonkoski's laboratory at Biomedicum Stem Cell Center (University of Helsinki), as well as collaborators in Europe ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A better genetic test for autism

A large study from Children's Hospital Boston and the Boston-based Autism Consortium finds that a genetic test that samples the entire genome, known as chromosomal microarray analysis, has about three times the detection ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers chart genomic map spanning over two dozen cancers

An international team of researchers has created a genome-scale map of 26 different cancers, revealing more than 100 genomic sites where DNA from tumors is either missing or abnormally duplicated compared to normal tissues. ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Normal' cells far from cancer give nanosignals of trouble

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Northwestern University-led study of human colon, pancreatic and lung cells is the first to report that cancer cells and their non-cancerous cell neighbors, although quite different under the microscope, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2