News tagged with surrogate mothers

Intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction

The ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law acknowledges the benefits that IMAR may bring to those choosing this approach and concludes that certain forms of IMAR are morally acceptable under certain conditions. The group advises ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World first: Japanese scientists create transgenic monkeys

In a controversial achievement, Japanese scientists announced on Wednesday they had created the world's first transgenic primates, breeding monkeys with a gene that made the animals' skin glow a fluorescent ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 8

SKorean experts claim to have cloned glowing dogs

(AP) -- South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" - a combination ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10

Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Genetically modified cows may one day produce human breast milk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in China led by Ning Li, the director of the State Key Laboratories for AgroBiotechnology at the China Agricultural University, have created cow milk similar to human breast milk ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 23 | with audio podcast report

Argentine polo pony breeding boosted by biotech

Argentina is vastly expanding its breeding of its world class polo ponies thanks to the use of embryo transfers that help breeders get the most from their top-performing mares and stallions.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reproductive scientists create mice from 2 fathers

Using stem cell technology, reproductive scientists in Texas, led by Dr. Richard R. Berhringer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, have produced male and female mice from two fathers.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (31) | comments 69 | with audio podcast

More not always better with in vitro fertilization

(AP) -- More tries aren't necessarily better when it comes to in vitro fertilization.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anthrax clean-up by mother-daughter team

Alison Burklund has a collection of ribbons and awards that she's picked up for her outstanding projects at the Tri-Valley Science and Engineering Fair, a collection that began when she was in the eighth grade.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In vitro UK pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel (Update 4)

The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Cloned beef traced to Wisconsin cow

Mark Rueth's Holstein cow Paradise had just been crowned supreme champion of the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., in 2000 when a biotechnology company salesman approached him ringside and offered a cut-rate deal to clone ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hummingbird rehab is a fast-paced labor of love

They're kidnapped by children or captured by cats. They're cut down by tree trimmers or toppled by winds. Some fly into walls or windows, while others see their parents injured in territorial feuds. For baby hummingbirds, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New model tracks the immune response to pathogens

Using T cells primed for the infectious disease toxoplasmosis, Whitehead Institute researchers have created novel mouse models of the immune system that more accurately reflect how immune cells actually respond to pathogens ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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