Sentences with phrase «cell research means»

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Case in point, the religious tries to halt stem cell research, which could mean that a cure for a disease that one of my kids develops might not be found.

Stem cell research using human embryos might mean new mornings for people like these — people you and I know by name.

The ANT - OAR proposal represent a scientifically and morally sound means of obtaining human pluripotent stem cells that does not compromise either the science or the deeply held moral convictions of those who oppose the destructive use of human embryos for research» which is a creative approach that can be embraced by both the anything - goes camp and the nothing - goes.

As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

Why do some conservative Christians say that the end justifies the means when it comes to torture, but not when it comes to stem cell research?

(CNN)- The White House meant no disrespect toward Nancy Reagan when it failed to invite the former first lady and vigorous supporter of embryonic stem cell research to a bill signing ceremony on the subject, press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.

I mean, obviously no one has created a living cell from buying reagent grade chemicals, so where does the research stand right now?

They then argue that «By creating a financial incentive for embryonic stem cell research — an incentive that by NIH's own admission involves investments of «hundreds of millions of dollars» — and by specifying the precise means by which embryos must be destroyed in order to qualify for federal funding, the NIH necessarily and knowingly subjects embryos to a substantial risk of injury or death.»

By means of targeted genetic modifications, the research team succeeded in steering the degree of entanglement between pili and hence the interaction forces between cells.

In previous research, Amir observed that under similar bending forces bacteria become plastically deformed, meaning when the bending force was removed, E. coli cells snapped back to a straighter, but still bent, shape.

«For a long time now, the entire field was collecting data on MYC, LIN41, and other genes and proteins without knowing what most of it meant,» said Yamanaka, who is also director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University, and professor at UC San Francisco.

The reviewers dismissed his research as «not impactful,» a common refrain in science funding, which means that Matthew's research might certainly shed light on how cells work — but when it came down to it, how much do we really need to know about how cells work?

«This technology is potentially revolutionary because it works in the visible spectrum, which means it has the capacity to replace lenses in all kinds of devices, from microscopes to camera, to displays and cell phones,» said Federico Capasso, Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering and senior author of the paper.

His research largely focuses on new means to incorporate imaging methods to view cells of brain tumors with a hand held instrument that a neurosurgeon can use to visualize the individual cells during the progress of the operation.

«This means we can study how a cell affects its neighbouring cells,» says Orane Guillaume - Gentil, a postdoc in Professor Vorholt's research group.

«This is a neat study, both for what it tells us about melanocytes and more broadly for what it could mean to stem cell research,» says David Fisher, an oncologist at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Researchers have long used a different monkey species to research stem cell transplants, but that species» biological characteristics means it can't be reliably used to find good donor matches to mimic human stem transplants.

In research published in December 2013, the investigators found that high levels of IKK - ε and TBK1 meant that certain receptors in the fat cells of obese mice were unable to respond to neurotransmitters called catecholamines, which are generated by the sympathetic nervous system and promote «fat - burning.»

Although there needs to be a wide discussion of the safety and ethics of editing embryos and reproductive cells, they say, the potential to eliminate inherited diseases means that scientists should pursue research.

«Our research shows that some cells in Fuchs» dystrophy are still healthy, and that means that we could potentially stimulate them to divide and regenerate the corneas in a diseased state,» said Dr. Jurkunas.

The research, published in Nature Cell Biology today, means that these disorders, known as ciliopathies, can be diagnosed more quickly and could lead to new treatments for patients.

Bush defended his 2001 partial ban on stem cell research, maintaining the science is immoral because it means killing embryos that have a potential for life.

The authors emphasise that the possible therapeutic applications of their work are still distant, but they admit that, without doubt, it might mean a change of direction for stem cell research, for regenerative medicine or for tissue engineering.

New research at Rockefeller University, published March 18 in Nature, reveals how cells sort out the loops meant to encode small RNAs, known as microRNAs, by tagging them with a chemical group.

Scientists are champing at the bit to find out what President George W. Bush's newly revealed policy will really mean for research using human embryonic stem cells.

However, perovskite cells still contain lead, which means more research needs to be done to ensure the lead does not leak.

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A transcriptome research of its organs revealed its gene signature is highly evolved and adapted for extreme longevity (slow metabolism, improved insulin gene signaling and glucose homeostasis, thus reduced blood glucose, improved cancer genes, improved endothelial function by eNOS (endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase) meaning improved vascular coronary blood flow, improved microvasculature arterial and heart endothelium function) but more importantly, to answer your question, some whales display low blood glucose hypoglycemia, this affects the quantity and period of proteins / DNA / cell exposure to glucose glycation, glycosylation and glycoxydation reactions.

Hence, for many labs, the time and money needed to make high quality pluripotent stem cells available to the broad research community is beyond their means.

Finally, he opened the door to funding research involving stem cell lines created by producing human embryos by somatic cell nuclear transfer or other means specifically for research in which they are killed.

In 2007, a research group at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) led by Jean Bennett began inserting a working version of the RPE65 gene into the eye by means of a harmless virus that carries the gene and «infects» the DNA of the RPE cells.

In 2004, this editorial page backed Proposition 71, a $ 3 billion ballot measure meant to bypass then - President George W. Bush's ban on human embryonic stem cell research and to put California in the forefront of this hugely promising field.

Medical research has shown adult stem cells to be angiogenic, meaning they stimulate the growth of new blood vessels.

My research is focused on the pathophysiology of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axon damage in glaucoma and detecting early - stage abnormalities by means of non-invasive imaging, psychophysical testing and electrophysiological measures such as electroretinography (ERG) and visually evoked cortical potentials (VEP).

This means that, where appropriate, consent and ethical approval must be obtained from research participants before using their samples, and ethical approval from the National Research Ethics Service (NRES) must be obtained for the storage and use of material that contains human cells (defined in the Act as «relevant material»), at the Sanger Inresearch participants before using their samples, and ethical approval from the National Research Ethics Service (NRES) must be obtained for the storage and use of material that contains human cells (defined in the Act as «relevant material»), at the Sanger InResearch Ethics Service (NRES) must be obtained for the storage and use of material that contains human cells (defined in the Act as «relevant material»), at the Sanger Institute.

«Depending on who you are and perhaps where you live, stem cell research can be seen as a means for preserving life or taking it,» they say.

Our body is composed of around 100 trillion cells, and each of those cells hold our DNA; that means that individual cells contain information about inherited disease and conditions, among a host of things [source: Coriell Institute for Medical Research].

Investigators at the Gene Editing Institute, which is part of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute at Christiana Care, said their new «cell - free» CRISPR technology is the first CRISPR tool capable of making multiple edits to DNA samples «in vitro,» which means in a test tube or petri dish.

The lead investigators, Dr. Zoltan Beck and Dr. Carl Alving, researchers with MHRP in the Division of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), explain that the data show that although infectious HIV - 1 virus particles that bind to red blood cells comprise only a small amount, perhaps as little as a mean of 2.3 % of a typical HIV - 1 preparation, erythrocyte - bound HIV - 1 is then approximately 100-fold more infectious than free (non-cell-bound) HIV - 1 for infection of target cells.

It now goes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has supported and set aside funds for stem cell research in previous years through executive orders and other means.

Specifically, the research demonstrates that grape seed not only damages cancer cells» DNA (by means of an increase of reactive oxygen species), but also prevents the pathways which allow repair (as seen by reduced amounts of the DNA repair molecules Rad51 and Brca1 as well as DNA repair foci).

Research has found that the metabolism in our fat cells can be increased by the phytonutrients found in raspberries (this does not mean eat them by the bucketful lol just that they are an excellent fruit to include)

This time, research shows the powerful antioxidant may be effective in combating a class of cancerous tumors — including colorectal cancer cells — that can be particularly difficult to treat by conventional means.

Research suggests the mineral may help in the growth and functioning of skin cells, so eating just six of these suckers (at less than 60 calories) means you're introducing 500 percent of your daily need to boost your blush and help restore that dewy glow to your skin.

I know where you are coming from, but labels such as «Democrats» and «Republicans» are USA - centric, and there may be associations (by no means always universally applicable even within the USA, however), with them to such things as abortion, ID, stem cell research, AGW, and so on.

I mean, the president has called for an 18 percent reduction in greenhouse gas intensity; we spend over $ 4 billion a year now in climate change technology and research development; we have bilateral, multilateral agreements with most of the rest of the developed world on things like coalbed methane and hydrogen fuel cells.

As solar cells only generate electricity when exposed to sunlight, a battery (or «accumulator» as the research paper calls it) would still be required for round - the - clock operation of a medical implant, but because regular charging would happen via ambient sunlight, the battery for a solar - powered pacemaker could be much smaller than current options, which also means that the pacemaker itself could be much smaller in size.

It shows that the Planned Parenthood staffer was talking in the context of stem cell research, and was talking about standard reimbursement rates for costs associated with tissue donation — all of which was edited to change the meaning.