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- Editorial. Knuuttila, Tarja; Hyssalo, Sampsa // Science Studies;Jun2007, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p3
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including "From Core Set to Assemblage: On the Dynamics of Exclusion and Inclusion in the Failure to Derive Beta Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells," by Mike Michael and colleagues, and "Effects of 'Mode 2'-Related Policy on the...
- JDF NEWS. // Countdown;Summer2002, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p48
Reports global developments related to medicine as of July 2002. Support of Australian Prime Minister John Howard for embryonic stem cell research; Sponsorship of the 'Roaring '20s Remembered' gala by UnitedHealthcare; Launch of the Arizona Chapter's Promise Gala 2002.
- Back to the Future. Beardsley, Timothy M. // BioScience;Sep2007, Vol. 57 Issue 8, p643
The article discusses reports published within the issue including Sa Cai, Xiaobing Fu and Zhiyong Sheng on alternative ways of producing human cells using embryonic stem cells.
- Corrigendum: Highly efficient neural conversion of human ES and iPS cells by dual inhibition of SMAD signaling. Chambers, Stuart M; Fasano, Christopher A; Papapetrou, Eirini P; Tomishima, Mark; Sadelain, Michel; Studer, Lorenz // Nature Biotechnology;May2009, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p485
A corrigendum is presented for the article "Highly efficient neural conversion of human ES and iPS cells by dual inhibition of SMAD signaling," which was published in the 2009 volume 27 issue.
- Monoclonal mice generated by nuclear transfer from mature B and T donor cells. Hochedlinger, Konrad; Jaenisch, Rudolf // Nature;2/28/2002, Vol. 415 Issue 6875, p1035
Focuses on the use of embryonic stem cells for cloning. Inefficiency of somatic cell cloning; Generation of monoclonal mice by nuclear transfer from mature lymphocytes; Procedure of the embryonic stem cell cloning.
- pluripotent, pluripotential. // Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (2009);2009, Issue 21, p1809
The definitions of the medical terms "pluripotent" or "pluripotential," which pertains to an embryonic cell that can form various types of cells, or having a number of different functions, are presented.
- Scientists react to government indecision. Brown, Phyllida // Nature Medicine;Aug99, Vol. 5 Issue 8, p855
Discusses the government's delay in deciding whether to permit research into the therapeutic use of human embryonic stem cells in Great Britain. Creation of anti-science climate; Reaction of the researchers towards the delay.
- Transplanted embryonic stem cells survive, differentiate and promote recovery in injured rat spinal cord. McDonald, John W.; Liu, Xiao-Zhong; Qu, Yun; Liu, Su; Mickey, Shannon K.; Turetsky, Dorothy; Gottlieb, David I.; Choi, Dennis W. // Nature Medicine;Dec99, Vol. 5 Issue 12, p1410
Transplantation approaches using cellular bridges, fetal central nervous system cells, fibroblasts expressing neurotrophin-3 (ref. 6), hybridoma cells expressing inhibitory protein-blocking antibodies, or olfactory nerves ensheathing glial cells transplanted into the acutely injured spinal cord...
- ES cell media. Battaglia, Massimo // Nature Biotechnology;Feb2002, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p119
Discusses the media for embryonic stem cells. Testing of human embryonic fibroblasts; Maintenance of human embryonic stem cells on matrices and media conditioned by irradiated primary mouse feeders; Evaluation of immortalized human cell lines.
