Currently, German law (Embryonenschutzgesetz) prohibits
the production of embryonic stem cells, but allows the use of imported material.
* Note from Next Wave's German editor: Current German law prohibits
the production of embryonic stem cells, but has a loophole that allows their import.
Not exact matches
To see whether cancer
stem cell renewal involves a chain
of events similar to that used by
embryonic stem cells, and whether the process was affected by oxygen levels, Semenza and graduate student Chuanzhao Zhang focused their studies on two human breast cancer
cell lines that responded to low oxygen by ramping up
production of the protein ALKBH5, which removes methyl groups from mRNAs.
Unlike
embryonic stem cells, the use
of adult
stem cells in research and therapy is not controversial because the
production of adult
stem cells does not require the destruction
of an embryo.
Efficient
production of mesencephalic dopamine neurons by Lmx1a expression in
embryonic stem cells
Embryonic stems cells often contribute to the germ line, resulting in the
production of some sperm carrying the extra DNA.
Improved
production of retinal
cells from
embryonic stem cells brings this therapy closer to the clinic.
The use
of human
embryonic stem cells, as opposed to patient blood, as the starting material for AST - VAC2 provides a scalable system for the
production of a large number
of vaccine doses in a single lot, reducing manufacturing costs, enabling «off - the - shelf» availability, and ensuring product consistency.
He could have rallied the nation around adult
stem cell science and brilliant new technologies for the
production of pluripotent
stem cells that manifest the very qualities that make
embryonic stem cells interesting and potentially useful.
Researchers find that Insulin - like growth factor / Insulin - mediated induction
of mesodermal differentiation aids the
production of cardiac progenitor
cells from
embryonic stem cells towards a strategy to boost cardiac
cell production.
Effect
of stem cell activation, culture media
of manipulated embryos, and site
of embryo transfer in the
production of F0
embryonic stem cell mice
Human
embryonic stem cells (hESCs) could serve as an expandable source for neurons
production, which could be applied for the treatment
of various diseases affecting brain.
It is a drama comparable to those
of bestselling author Jodi Picoult, complete with a moral and ethical dilemma involving the
production of human
embryonic stem cells and reproductive transplantation; also known as cloning.