News tagged with pig cells
Pig-induced pluripotent stem cells may be safer than previously thought
Pig stem cell research conducted by two animal scientists at the University of Georgia reveals a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Mannan oligosaccharides offer health benefits to pigs
Feeding mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) can fine-tune the immune system of pigs, suggests a new University of Illinois study.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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A 1-2 punch: Embryonic cell and adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats
In a step toward curing diabetes in humans, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have alleviated the disease in rats using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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South Korean researchers say they cloned endangered cow
South Korean researchers said Wednesday they have successfully cloned a rare local species of cow in a government-funded project.
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Researchers to implant pig cells in diabetics
(AP) -- A New Zealand biotech company began a trial Thursday that will implant cells from newborn pigs into eight human volunteers as an experimental treatment for their diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 23, 2009 |
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One step closer to an artificial nerve cell
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University (Sweden) are well on the way to creating the first artificial nerve cell that can communicate specifically with nerve cells in the body using neurotransmitters. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Pigs' connective tissue cells converted into stem cells (w/ Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the potential therapies still face hurdles. Side effects such as tumor development, a lack of an effective ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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World first: Chinese scientists create pig stem cells
Scientists have managed to induce cells from pigs to transform into pluripotent stem cells - cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of developing into any type of cell in the body. It is the first time in the ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Researchers explore curing diabetes with animal transplants
The descendents of Abraham are ready. They were born inside a cinderblock bubble in an anonymous building surrounded by fields in western Wisconsin.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 01, 2009 |
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