Human embryonic stem cells give a whole new meaning to the phrase “taking one for the team.” Unlike any other known human cell type, hESCs are primed to immediately throw themselves on the sword if they experience any DNA damage, according to research published online today (May 3) in Molecular Cell.
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In Stem Cell Suit Appeal, Arguments Over Technicalities
Opponents of federally funded human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research returned to a U.S. appeals court today to argue that such research should be banned, despite two earlier court decisions that it is legal. The discussion suggested that the three-judge panel’s decision may turn on a technical question: whether the court is obliged to defer to its own previous ruling.
Vatican Stem Cell Conference Cancelled Partly Over Keynote Speaker George Daley
An international stem cell conference scheduled to take place next month at the Vatican has been cancelled, and the Catholic News Agency has reported that the choice of speakers, which included a prominent Boston embryonic stem cell researcher, was a factor.
Genetic Markers May Help Predict Fertility Decline in Women
Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered genetic markers that may ultimately allow women to track and predict declining fertility.