Sentences with phrase «around stem cell research»

The students will debate their views on a series of ethical questions around stem cell research.

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The ESRC Genomics Forum has a commitment to promote social research on the contemporary life sciences around issues including designer babies, synthetic blood, DNA profiling, identity politics, personalised medicine, stem cell research and synthetic biology.

In science news around the world, scientists march in India to call for more research funding, a South Korean researcher who was enmeshed in a stem cell scandal a decade ago resigns from a newly created government position, Canada establishes a vast marine conservation area in the High Arctic, a highly regarded advocate for science is convicted of financial misdemeanors in Egypt, and more.

One example of this research is the practice of using stem cells taken from a healthy eye's limbus, the area around the cornea where stem cells are stored, to create a layer of healthy cells to replace damaged ones in the cornea, the transparent, dome - shaped layer of cells covering the front of the eye.

To read more in detail about research on stem cells done in different labs around the world (the Netherlands, UK, US, and elsewhere) click here.

Some scientists hope to exploit the phenomenon to get around ethical concerns surrounding embryonic stem cell research.

«Now that we know that human stem cells can thrive in these pigs, a door has been opened for new and exciting research by scientists around the world,» Roberts said.

The treatment is promising enough that research teams around the world are developing similar stem cell therapies that can target and eradicate cancers of the prostate, lung, breast, skin and other tissues.

Previous research in rodent disease models has shown that transplanted oligodendrocyte precursor cells derived from embryonic stem cells and from human fetal brain tissue can successfully create myelin sheaths around nerve cells, sometimes leading to dramatic improvements in symptoms.

Almost halfway through a $ 600 million state program supporting stem cell research, eight medical schools around New York are reporting...

«This is an exciting time for stem cell research, and I am confident that Deepak will continue to promote the field, as our research leads to better treatments for diseases affecting millions of people around the world.»

While induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) may be an important research tool, the media and political hype around iPS has not contributed to progress toward benefits for patients.

Almost 100 research teams around the world have now used these special mice to help find adult stem cells in hair follicles, liver, muscle, and other tissues.

We look forward to continued advances in 2017 that support the rigorous, ethical standards set forth in the 2016 Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation, and help address issues of human health around the world.

Fox told the audience of some 500 students and local residents that he received «a bloody nose» in 2006 for supporting candidates in races around the country who advocated for expanded embryonic stem cell research.

Shaheen, whose granddaughter was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and Fox have joined a majority of medical researchers around the country who believe that embryonic stem cell research offers more potential than other stem cell lines, which have also attracted research attention.

Stem cell research has become one of the biggest issues dividing the scientific and religious communities around the world.

Dr. Fossati leads the NYSCF multiple sclerosis research team and has developed an accelerated protocol to create human stem cell models of multiple sclerosis in a petri dish, a crucial step enabling new research around the globe.

Washington — Leaders of a congressional effort to boost embryonic stem - cell research will huddle soon to develop strategies for passing their bill around President Bush's promised veto.