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Startup Proposes Using Stem Cells From Placentas for Regenerative Medicine
A new exploration of stem cells from placentas could drastically advance regenerative medicine. Peter Diamandis, X-Prize and Singularity University founder, recently teamed up with Robert Hariri, the...
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Refurbished Organs Could Save Millions on the Transplant List
Organ transplantation is a miracle of modern medicine, but it has a pipeline problem: roughly 20 people die every day while waiting for an organ transplant. Scientists at Harvard Medical School think...
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Scientists Announce New Animal-Human Hybrid Experiment — This Time With Sheep
A team of researchers from Stanford University has produced the latest result in the controversial practice of growing a hybrid species — this time by merging a sheep embryo with human stem cells. The...
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A Stem Cell Patch Could Heal Hearts Damaged By Cardiac Arrest
The Beat Goes On The human body has an extraordinary capacity to heal itself: livers can regenerate when damaged, one kidney can learn to do the job of two, and our skin is constantly working to...
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That “Game Changer” Treatment for MS Is Too Good To Be True — Really
A new treatment for the chronic and debilitating disease multiple sclerosis (MS) has doctors throwing around phrases like “game changer.” Newsweek said it could “revolutionize care for one million...
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The Last Male Northern White Rhino Is Dead, but the Subspecies Could Still...
No one can say Sudan, a northern white rhino, didn’t live a full life. He was the subject of countless works of art. Famous actresses and heads of state traveled across the globe to meet him. He even...
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This Company Wants to Store Your Stem Cells to Treat Future Diseases
Every time someone does a survey on what people are most afraid of, death is right at the top of the list (somehow public speaking often beats it, but that’s beside the point). With so many people...
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Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than...
Automated robots now have the tools to grow imitation, simplified human organs out of stem cells. Thankfully, we weren’t transported to a sci-fi dystopia where the machines have risen up and started to...
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Artificial Bone Marrow Tissue Mimics Stem Cells’ Natural Habitat
Here’s a quick biology lesson. Each drop of blood in your body starts in the same place: your bone marrow, the tissue at the center of your larger bones. If you’re sick with a disease like leukemia,...
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