Sentences with phrase «for embryonic»

Funding: This research was supported by Grants - in - Aid for Scientific Research (B: 19330126) to T.A. and was partially supported by the Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), to T.H..

Yes, George W. Bush refused federal funding for embryonic stem - cell research, but that hardly put a stop to it (and not much changed after Barack Obama reversed the policy).

An example: «Yes, George W. Bush refused federal funding for embryonic stem - cell research, but that hardly put a stop to it (and not much changed after Barack Obama reversed the policy).»

In fact, Ethan Hawke seems to have channeled his good - hearted dope from the latter movie to play Sully, a septic tank cleaner who plans to steal a mobster's stash to pay for embryonic technology that promises a smarter baby for he and his wife (Julianne Nicholson).

Mitalipov is director of the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at OHSU.

Studies have identified transcription factors such as Stat3, Nanog, and Oct4 as being necessary for embryonic stem (ES) cell self - renewal and maintenance of pluripotency.

Late last year the preeminent firm in the field, Silicon Valley's Geron, abdicated its leadership position in the midst of the first - ever FDA - approved clinical trial for an embryonic - stem - cell therapy.

The new fund will offer researchers university - wide resources for both embryonic and tissue - specific stem cell research in the university's Medical School and Center for Stem Cell Biology.

But pro-life groups are strongly opposing the vote because the ballot measure, if approved, will force residents to pay for embryonic stem cell research with their tax dollars.

EVEN AS the U.S. senate debates on expanding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, it may be remembered that the claims professed in many papers of adult stem cells becoming any specialised cells should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Many scientists agree that the breakthrough could lower the need for the embryonic cells.

Basement membranes are thin sheets of self - assembled extracellular matrices that are essential for embryonic development and for the homeostasis of adult tissues.

As the debate rages in Washington, research continues outside the U.S. and in states that provide money or grants for embryonic stem - cell research.

The battle between Bush and Congress comes as polls show growing support for embryonic stem - cell research.

On March 9, 2009, President Obama lifted the ban that had previously restricted the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research on cell lines that had been created after August 9, 2001.

Affiliations Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan

The legislation would have eased restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem - cell research.

There are currently no clinically approved treatments for embryonic stem cells.

The institutional acronym is followed by information on the cell type, indicated by either an i for induced or an e for embryonic pluripotent stem cell lines, respectively.

The guidelines contain provisions for work with induced pluripotent cells that are similar to those in place for embryonic cell lines.

A genome - scale RNAi screen for Oct4 modulators defines a role of the Paf1 complex for embryonic stem cell identity.

Brca1 is required for embryonic development of the mouse cerebral cortex to normal size by preventing apoptosis of early neural progenitors.

The zebrafish homologue of Parkinson's disease ATP13A2 is essential for embryonic survival.

Once considered mere substitutes for embryonic cells, re-engineered adult cells are making breakthroughs of their own.

PTBP1 is required for embryonic development before gastrulation.

Bush sought to honor the spirit, if not, perhaps, the letter, of Dickey - Wicker by providing funding for embryonic stem - cell research without incentivizing further embryo destruction.

To begin with, demand for embryonic stem cells will continue in the near future.

On Aug. 3, the scientific article in Nature finally gave us some facts about the much - hyped experiments that involved editing the genomes of human embryos at the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at Oregon Health and Science University.

The dynamin - related GTPase Drp1 is required for embryonic and brain development in mice.

And in a way, this is not very radical because that's what Bush said in August of 2001 when he became the first president to authorize federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.

And yet again, when presented with the case for embryonic stem cell research primarily on the grounds of curing disease, the respondents expressed support.

First, promising to restore the integrity of science while seeking vast medical benefits for many, President Obama repealed the restrictions set by President Bush on the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.

The count for embryonic stem cells is zero.

It is not known how long it will take for embryonic stem cells to become a useful therapy or whether they will ever directly do so.

The rise of these iPS cells has reduced the need for embryonic stem cells — which have long caused ethical concerns for some — and iPS cells now form the basis for most of today's stem cell research.

They tried hundreds of different recipes; eventually they discovered that if they mixed liver precursor cells (derived from iPS cells) with two other types of standard human cell lines known to be important for embryonic liver development, then the cells would spontaneously form a 4 to 5 - millimeter 3D structure called a liver bud.

Now, scientists at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have characterized a small heat shock protein responsible for embryonic development in the Caenorhabditis elegans nematode.

Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that NANOG, an essential gene for embryonic stem cells, also regulates cell division in stratified epithelia — those that form part of the epidermis of the skin or cover the esophagus or the vagina — in adult organisms.

The researchers discovered that this region is required to both turn Sox2 on, and for the embryonic stem cells to maintain their characteristic appearance and ability to differentiate into all the cell types of the adult organism.

The results point to indirect genomic regulatory mechanisms which are important for embryonic stem cells and maintain gene expression, say Riikka Lund and Riitta Lahesmaa.

Later he found that TCF - 1 is part of the larger Wnt family of signaling molecules that's important not only for immune responses, but also for embryonic development and tissue repair.

The Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) is a great resource for embryonic science hacks as well as those whose aspirations stretch further.

Further investigation, says Resar, showed that these unusual properties arise from the ability of HMGA1 to turn on several genes involved in the Wnt pathway, a network of proteins necessary for embryonic development and stem cell activity.

This set the stage for a relatively restrictive environment for embryonic (although not adult) stem cell research in the United States relative to some other countries — the National Institutes of Health currently funds between about $ 600 miilion to $ 700 million a year in stem cell research.

A molecular switch that seems to be essential for embryonic heart cells to grow into more mature, adult - like heart cells has been discovered.

Recently, however, I was alarmed to hear that my fellow Delawareans voted to oust Representative Mike Castle, a solid moderate who pushed for embryonic stem cell research and was handily elected as the Republican representative of a largely Democratic state for nine consecutive terms, in favor of Christine O'Donnell, who, as far as I can tell, is a houseplant.

The president has lifted the Bush restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Many scientists credit it with providing a safe harbor for embryonic stem cell research, which has often come under political attack, and boosting stem cell research more broadly.

«The large amount of data our collaboration has generated sheds light on mechanisms that account for embryonic losses at implantation,» said Olivier Sandra, team leader for the study at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in France.

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.»