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World's first breast cancer tissue bank

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tissue bank that will help to overcome barriers in translating the latest research into new clinical treatments for breast cancer has been launched in Nottingham.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An unusual collection : A brain tumor tissue bank

(PhysOrg.com) -- Five years ago, as she was walking into Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center in Methuen, Mass., Patricia Fey saw a priest she knew and cornered him. "I'm like 'Oh, Father Peter! ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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'Inhabitants of Madrid' ate elephants' meat and bone marrow 80,000 years ago

Humans that populated the banks of the river Manzanares (Madrid, Spain) during the Middle Palaeolithic (between 127,000 and 40,000 years ago) fed themselves on pachyderm meat and bone marrow. This is what ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Small molecules for neural stem cells

European scientists used chemical genetics to discover molecules that could serve as future regenerative medicines to treat neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees

Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer — Dutch elm disease.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Russians revive Ice Age flower from frozen burrow

It was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (39) | comments 31

Survey reveals scientists have trouble accessing human embryonic stem cell lines

The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cell research in the UK reaches significant milestone

Stem cell scientists at King's College London will today announce they have submitted to the UK Stem Cell Bank (UKSCB) their first clinical grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines that are free from animal-derived products, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists establish cell cultures of endangered frog

San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy scientists have taken a tremendous leap forward in banking viable amphibian cells. This was achieved through the first successful establishment of cell cultures from frozen biopsy ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

S. Korea to revive stem cell research after scandal

President Lee Myung-Bak promised Monday to spend some $89 million restoring South Korea's reputation as a leader in stem cell research, five years after a scandal tarnished its reputation.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery positions Smithsonian to bolster genetic diversity among cheetahs

Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have discovered why older females are rarely able to reproduce—and hope to use this information to introduce vital new genes into the pool. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Old specimens, fresh answers: Research charts mercury rise in endangered albatrosses

Research conducted by a Harvard undergraduate has traced the rise of mercury pollution in endangered seabirds and highlighted the importance of museum collections as a time capsule concerning conditions on ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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