Sentences with phrase «alternative cell sources»

Exploitation of alternative cell sources (xenogeneic primary islets, stem cell derived beta cells) for utilization in our encapsulation device (collaboration with Anthony Gavalas, CRTD)

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The answer could be as simple as finding an alternative food source for brain cells.
Japan and Korea are global leaders in the use of fuel cells, an alternative low - emission clean energy source.
Toyota follows in the footsteps of Daimler AG and divests part of its shares in Tesla as the Japanese automaker looks to hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative power source.
Attempts have been made to bridge this divide by proposing alternative sources of embryonic stem cells for research and therapeutic purposes.
While much of Bush's original order was devoted to the exciting discoveries being made for «less morally problematic alternatives» to embryos as a source of stem cells, Obama fails to mention these, or that his new Executive Order also revokes Bush's encouragement for exploring them, choosing to support «promising research of all kinds», problematic and otherwise.
Not that a principled moral objection shouldn't be enough, but, for those sitting on the fence, the additional discoveries of alternative sources of embryonic - type stem cells should be decisive.
Alternative protein sources may include the use of by - products currently viewed as waste or the development of new protein sources from plants, lower order animals, or single - cell organisms with a lower environmental impact compared with typical animal - based protein sources.
Zavazava's team is among several groups aiming to create an alternative source of insulin - producing pancreatic cells that can be transplanted into patients with type 1 diabetes.
They argue that there is a realistic alternative stem cell source for cell therapy.
«This alternative source of Leydig cells will be of great significance for basic research and provides the attractive prospect of clinical application in the field of regenerative medicine.»
It could offer a convenient and portable source of hydrogen for fuel cells and other applications, potentially transforming the energy market and providing an alternative to batteries and liquid fuels.
Thus, when the drug treatment reduces the availability of a particular nutrient, the flexible cancer cells can feed themselves with an alternative energy source
«The spill in the Gulf, which is just heartbreaking, only underscores the necessity of seeking alternative fuel sources,» President Obama said during a tour of Fremont, Calif. - based Solyndra, a thin - film solar cell manufacturer backed by a federal loan guarantee on May 26.
A year earlier, after some sleuthing on ClinicalTrials.gov, the government site that keeps tabs on experimental cancer treatments, Nicole had stumbled on an article about an alternative source of stem cells: umbilical cord blood.
Derivation of pluripotent stem cells, either of embryonic origin or following genetic reprogramming, has opened the path for an alternative source for epidermal cell therapy as these cells are both immortal and pluripotent, theoretically capable of providing any requested number of cells of any desired phenotype.
A potent alternative source of cells is therefore acutely needed.
Human Embryonic Stem (hES) cells derived from Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosed (PGD)- embryos offer a new alternative source of cellular model as they can be largely expanded, differentiated in several cell types and harbors «naturally» the causative mutation of the pathology.
But, by then, human embryonic stem cells had lost some of their controversial edge, because scientists really had developed an alternative source of cells that reduced the need for material from human embryos.
Also, pESC lines, that carry isogenic genome information from the oocyte donors, can be derived and may represent a potential alternative source of stem cells for basic scientific studies as well as novel therapeutic application.
A series of alternative sources of human pluripotent stem cells, perhaps most notably so - called induced pluripotent stem (or iPS) cells, have been increasingly proving their utility.
Less than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison scientists say more than 800 labs have begun using the approach, suggesting that many stem - cell researchers are starting to move beyond controversial embryonic sources for their work.
For example, fewer circulating estrogen hormones lead the body to retain more fat cells as an alternative source of components of estrogen.
In the absence of an alternative fuel source, brain cells starve.
They link together to form chains, creating the foundations for peptides and proteins, as well as providing an alternative energy source for cells.
Ketone bodies can supply energy for the brain and researchers have speculated that ketones can provide an alternative energy source for these malfunctioning cells and reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's (28).
Adrenaline works in part by releasing fatty acids from your fat cells as an alternative source of fuel.
Ketones can provide an alternative energy source for these faulty cells and can reduce the symptoms of the disease (20).
• Promotes healthy brain function - Researchers found that ketones may work as an alternative energy source for malfunctioning brain cells, which has been found to reduce symptoms in Alzheimer's disease patients.3
Researchers have speculated that ketones can provide an alternative energy source for these malfunctioning brain cells and reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's (24).
The 56th garage is reserved for innovative entries utilising alternative energy sources, and was home to the striking Nissan Deltawing in 2012 and will house the zero emissions GreenGT hybrid fuel cell car at Le Mans 2013.
Alternative electric energy sources include solar cells, wind turbines, fuel cells, and geothermal - power stations.
It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have — solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage — resulted from public innovation and R&D, not private.
DeSmog is a funded wing of a professional PR group Hoggan4 and Associates (who are paid to promote clients5 like David Suzuki Foundation, ethical funds, and companies that sell alternative energy sources like hydro power, hydrogen and fuel cells.)
Bloom Energy's breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology generates clean, highly - efficient energy onsite from alternative energy sources.
Many college students have limited credit, but programs like FHA allow lower scores and alternative credit sources like cell phone, insurance, rent, and health club memberships.
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