The Cures Are Inside You
October 22, 2014
...reported. It appears that the stem cells could be embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells; either way, the stem cells appear able to create the pancreatic beta cells necessary to...
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The Machinery Behind the Senses
October 21, 2014
There’s a lot of physical work our eyes, ears, and brain cells perform to support our perceptions of the world. Blind man’s bluff: There’s only a small area of sharp...
Robots Imitate Life
October 11, 2014
...Reeve was campaigning primarily for embryonic stem cell research, but this article says nothing about it. The focus is entirely on bionics – technologies imitating nature. Reach out and touch:...
Findings Spur New Ethical Challenges
September 16, 2014
...adult cells to their embryonic state, called induced pluripotent stem cells. A paper in Science Magazine appears to treat embryonic stem cells (EC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) equally,...
Body Wonders at the Cellular Level
September 10, 2014
...information: Not all nerve cells excite other cells; some inhibit the activity of others. This means that the activity in a network can oscillate around a certain level of activity...
Cell's Molecular Machines Arouse Fascination
August 9, 2014
...stem cells. It serves as the executioner of an elegant pathway that prevents stem cells from changing into other cell types. The protein does this by acting like a garbage...
Secularists Adrift with Embryonic Ethics
July 2, 2014
...cells are better than iPSCs. The researchers claim that embryonic stem cells are the gold standard; cloned cells (somatic cell nuclear transfer), “in which genetic material from an adult cell...
Sperm Cells Gain Respect
June 4, 2014
Millions of tadpole-like sperm cells rush to fertilize one egg. They deserve more respect than they often get. They look kind of adventurous in a way– sperm cells, like marathoners...
Secular Scientists Continue to Push Leftist Agendas
May 31, 2014
...made men what they are? Embryonic stem cells: Both Science Magazine and Nature were happy about a vote by the European Union to block a large contingent of citizens who...
Adult Stem Cells Continue to Offer Hope
May 19, 2014
...phrase “somatic cell nuclear transfer” used to wave red flags about the tainted practice of putting nuclei from embryonic cells into body cells (somatic cells), thereby initiating a process of...
Your Cells Work for You
April 11, 2014
...bacteria know how to survive. (Live Science) Surprise: those precious multipotent stem cells scientists want from embryos are already present in many of your body tissues. (PhysOrg) A student discovered...
Stem Cell Revolution Leap Forward? Debunked!
January 30, 2014
...for renewed discussion of the uses of stem cell technologies. We should make a clear-eyed start on it now. Most stem cell articles mention that work with embryonic stem cells...
Things You Didn't Know About Your Body
January 28, 2014
...skin intact. Science Daily reports, “interactions between skin stem cells — the cells responsible for the constant renewal of skin — maintain the architecture of this organ,” the largest organ...
Life Keeps Quality Time
October 26, 2013
...“Circadian Rhythms in Skin Stem Cells Protect Us Against UV Rays,” Science Daily announced. A researcher explained, “Our study shows that human skin stem cells posses an internal clock that...
Induced Stem Cells Get Faster, Better, Cheaper
September 24, 2013
Scientists have not only made the production of induced pluripotent stem cells much more efficient, but also have made them just as capable as embryonic stem cells of being able...