By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF Wall Street Journal A Massachusetts biotechnology company said it expects as early as Friday to start the process for regulatory approval of what would be the first human trial involving stem cells created by reprogramming adult cells...
Next year will see the first person receive induced pluripotent stem cells – “rewound” adult cells that can grow into any tissue in the body Read more 2013 Smart Guide: Revolutionary human stem cell trial If all goes to plan, 2013...
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BY ALICE PARK Stem-cell science is a fast-moving field. Just three years since a Japanese researcher first reprogrammed ordinary skin cells into stem cells without the use of embryos, scientists at a Massachusetts biotech company have repeated the feat, only...
BY ANDREW MOSEMAN When scientists first created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) three years ago, they were hailed as a game-changing advance for medicine: Scientists hoped the engineered cells could duplicate the talents of embryonic stem cells, which can...
“The Universe in Your Head: Stem cell pioneer Robert Lanza generates controversy on a whole different plane with “Biocentrism,” a book that lays out his theory of everything.” Read the article here. MSNBC.com featured Dr. Robert Lanza’s book (co-authored with leading...
Stem cells created without destroying embryos By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 11, 2008 Scientists reported Thursday that for the first time they have made human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that the government’s...
Embryonic Stem Cells Without the Guilt? Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:00 AM Sharon Begley When two groups of scientists independently reported that they had caused adult human cells to regress to a state that seemed indistinguishable from embryonic stem...
"Principles of Regenerative Medicine", which Robert Lanza provided assistance in editing, is now available on the book purchasing website Elsevier.com. Below is a description and link to the work: Description: Virtually any disease that results from malfunctioning, damaged, or failing...
Scientists: Stem Cells Colonies Created Without Harming Embryos By Rick Weiss, Washington Post Thursday, January 10, 2008; 12:16 PM Scientists in Massachusetts said today they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which...
Embryo-Friendly Technique Produces Stem Cells By Maggie Fox WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A company that devised a way to make embryonic stem cells using a technique it said does not harm human embryos reported on Thursday it has grown five batches...
Scientists Create Stem-Cell Line January 11, 2008, Wall Street Journal By Gautam Naik Scientists have created fresh human stem-cell lines without destroying the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of experiments aimed at overcoming ethical...
Scientists have finally cloned a human embryo. The breakthrough promises cures for terrible diseases. Here's the inside story: By Joannie Fischer, U.S. News & World Report Robert Lanza is the living embodiment of the character played by Matt Damon in...