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Plant researchers at VIB and Ghent University have found that plants generally live longer than animals because they utilize their stem cells, which are crucial for the uninterrupted generation of new cells, better than animals.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:57
Scientists have succeeded in generating new stem cells in living mice and say their success opens up possibilities for the regeneration of damaged tissue in people with conditions ranging from heart failure to spinal cord injury.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 14:43
A US company that promoted its stem cell discovery in partnership with the Vatican has come under fresh scrutiny by independent scientists who said today the cells do not exist.
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Three doctors have claimed to have evolved a teeth implantation procedure which could prove a boon mainly for senior citizens.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 19:52
Pope Benedict XVI said it`s morally wrong to destroy an embryo no matter how beneficial the resulting treatment is.
Last Updated: Friday, September 2, 2011, 12:48
Molecular signals from stem cells within the skin’s fatty layer have the capability to trigger hair growth.
Last Updated: Friday, August 5, 2011, 00:00
Scientists claim to have for the first time created viable artificial sperm using stem cells, a major breakthrough which they say could lead to new treatments for infertile men.
Last Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 00:32
An Army officer who has been diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancer may get a fresh lease of life with a donor from a western country agreeing to donate stem cells.
Last Updated: Friday, September 10, 2010, 22:31
In a first, an Indian company has partnered with a French institute to set up a bank for dental stem cells, which can be used for various therapeutic applications.
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