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Open Question: Can stem cell be a treatment for diabetes?

My grandpa had a diabetes, and me and my dad stem cell can be a solution for this it is true?  more

Open Question: nanotechnology or stem cell research?

I am a bio engineer major and I am don't really know which area I want to pursue they both interest me  more

Open Question: protein synthesis + how stem cells become specialised?

can someone please explain the above to me in simple terms (e.g. which a 14 year old boy could understand) thanks x  more

Open Question: there's a research about regeneration skin with stem cells?

for remove scars and all.... thanks!!  more

Open Question: Cardiac Stem Cell centers in India?

In desperate need of this information, god bless you for trying to help. I am looking for a cardiac stem cell center in India, or anywhere on the face of the earth, that offers somewhat cheaper services, I simply cannot afford it at locations in Mexico or Thailand it is too expensive.  more

Open Question: Why do we accept death?

I'm sure there are many who will claim that they fear the loneliness, or the boredom, but is that really logical? Would you kill yourself at this moment just for being bored or lonely? What about ten, or fifty years from now? Maybe some people think about suicide but the truth is that most would not volunteer their own expiration at any given time even during very bad circumstances. So you think you'll find paradise? If that's true, then logically, there's nothing keeping you here. I'm serious, if you could choose to take a plane trip to live forever in the most ideal place imaginable, and everything was taken care of here (as I'm sure you're planning on it being upon reaching old age) there would be no reason not to. So why don't people throw themselves into situations that might end with this paradise (not suicide, really), the same way one might try and grab the opportunity to make more money and improve their circumstances HERE on earth? Because you have doubts. Somewhere in the back of your mind, you're not 100% sure if this life ending won't be the final end. So that being said, why accept death? Do you honestly think that, with the rate at which we're advancing in the fields of genetics and stem cell research (which don't have to come from embryos, remember) that we'll always and for all time be subject to errors in cell division, as well as other various issues that beset us as we age? I feel this question needs to be asked because of how often death is brought up here, and how people just see it as a staple of existence. This just seems short sighted to me, to think in terms of such absolutes even while we sit on the verge of breaking through them. I guess overpopulation and the fact only certain people would get it is the only other real issue, even that theory doesn't fit with how we live now, accepting all the treatment we need to live far beyond our predecessors and only getting it in certain more advanced societies. That, and some vague and misguided sense of morality which can't really be conveyed into a logical argument. Also the sun blowing up, which also seems to come up a lot, is hardly consequential since I think millions of years will be more than enough to colonize other systems. Green Baron: Wow, mindblowing story. Thanks for that insight.  more

Resolved Question: Why do Christians hate science?

*I'm not talking about every single one of them, you individually may not apply, I'm referring to the majority of Christians* They deny Evolution, despite mountains of evidence, and want science textbooks changed across the country to include "my imaginary friend did it" as a plausible alternative. They don't understand that homosexuality occurs in nature, that other animals (including other primates as ourselves) engage in that kind of activity. They don't understand the embryonic development of fetuses, that a fertilized egg is just a bunch of cells. They don't understand the benefits of stem-cell research, and aggressively tried to oppose it. There are other examples I didn't mention. It wouldn't be a such problem, if it wasn't that they are HIGHLY involved the political and social structure/development of this country (United States). Their beliefs effect everybody.  more

Open Question: How can I apply to get stem cell injections for MS?

I'm asking this for a friend of mine who is has MS and is getting worse. She wants to know as much as she can about being one of the people who they use for testing. I know every year they take so many. She wants to know how she can apply. ANY information on this I would be so grateful....and so would she.  more

Resolved Question: Would you like to sign the petition?

To: Conservatives and Republicans I, and my fellow signatories, hereby make these promises to you: 1. We will always respect you for your conservative beliefs. We will never, ever, call you "unpatriotic" simply because you disagree with us. In fact, we encourage you to dissent and disagree with us. 2. We will let you marry whomever you want, even when some of us consider your behavior to be "different" or "immoral." Who you marry is none of our business. Love and be in love -- it's a wonderful gift. 3. We will not spend your grandchildren's money on our personal whims or to enrich our friends. It's your checkbook, too, and we will balance it for you. 4. When we soon bring our sons and daughters home from Iraq, we will bring your sons and daughters home, too. They deserve to live. We promise never to send your kids off to war based on either a mistake or a lie. 5. When we make America the last Western democracy to have universal health coverage, and all Americans are able to get help when they fall ill, we promise that you, too, will be able to see a doctor, regardless of your ability to pay. And when stem cell research delivers treatments and cures for diseases that affect you and your loved ones, we'll make sure those advances are available to you and your family, too. 6. Even though you have opposed environmental regulation, when we clean up our air and water, we, the Democratic majority, will let you, too, breathe the cleaner air and drink the purer water. 7. Should a mass murderer ever kill 3,000 people on our soil, we will devote every single resource to tracking him down and bringing him to justice. Immediately. We will protect you. 8. We will never stick our nose in your bedroom or your womb. What you do there as consenting adults is your business. We will continue to count your age from the moment you were born, not the moment you were conceived. 9. We will not take away your hunting guns. If you need an automatic weapon or a handgun to kill a bird or a deer, then you really aren't much of a hunter and you should, perhaps, pick up another sport. We will make our streets and schools as free as we can from these weapons and we will protect your children just as we would protect ours. 10. When we raise the minimum wage, we will pay you -- and your employees -- that new wage, too. When women are finally paid what men make, we will pay conservative women that wage, too. 11. We will respect your religious beliefs, even when you don't put those beliefs into practice. In fact, we will actively seek to promote your most radical religious beliefs ("Blessed are the poor," "Blessed are the peacemakers," "Love your enemies," "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," and "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."). We will let people in other countries know that God doesn't just bless America, he blesses everyone. We will discourage religious intolerance and fanaticism -- starting with the fanaticism here at home, thus setting a good example for the rest of the world. 12. We will not tolerate politicians who are corrupt and who are bought and paid for by the rich. We will go after any elected leader who puts him or herself ahead of the people. And we promise you we will go after the corrupt politicians on our side FIRST. If we fail to do this, we need you to call us on it. Simply because we are in power does not give us the right to turn our heads the other way when our party goes astray. Please perform this important duty as the loyal opposition. I promise all of the above to you because this is your country, too. You are every bit as American as we are. We are all in this together. We sink or swim as one. Thank you for your years of service to this country and for giving us the opportunity to see if we can make things a bit better for our 300 million fellow Americans -- and for the rest of the world. Sincerely, http://www.petitiononline.com/mmflint/petition.html  more

Open Question: hair follical stem cell research?

does anyone understand how this will help tbi patients with brain damage? And will they have brain surgery to get the cell? What happens to the patient after treatment? like do they speak better and better concentration etc.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSPW3cMdNU&feature=related i had a concussion and im wondering if stem cell treatment will make things good?  more

Open Question: Hey everyone, i have to do an essay on stem cell research, can anyone give me three points why or why not?

we should have stem cell research?  more

Open Question: Where can I find the drawing of a group of people surrounding a cell with different views of it?

A couple years ago I used the Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing book for college and I remember in the "writing to different audiences" section there was a drawing of a group of 6 or 7 people circling around a stem cell with different perspectives of what they saw. A woman with cancer said she saw a cure, a married couple said they saw life, a man said he saw bacteria, etc...I need to find that drawing ASAP!! Does anyone know where I'd be able to find it?  more

Open Question: Michael Jackson, the first human cloned ?

He may have frozen stem cells so as for being cloned in the future...  more

Open Question: more stem cell help? 10 points?

are only embryonic stem cells used in therapeutic stem cell cloning?  more

Resolved Question: stem cell help? 10 points?

why is growing nerve cells a newsworthy breakthrough but growing skin cells is not? is it because skin cells already differentiate and replace themselves but nerves cant, so thats why its considered breaking news?  more

Open Question: Did you know science proves you can't argue with a conservative?

A new study out of Yale University confirms what argumentative liberals have long-known: Offering reality-based rebuttals to conservative lies only makes conservatives cling to those lies even harder. In essence, schooling conservatives makes them more stupid. From the Washington Post article on the study, which came out yesterday: Political scientists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler provided two groups of volunteers with the Bush administration's prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. One group was given a refutation -- the comprehensive 2004 Duelfer report that concluded that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction before the United States invaded in 2003. Thirty-four percent of conservatives told only about the Bush administration's claims thought Iraq had hidden or destroyed its weapons before the U.S. invasion, but 64 percent of conservatives who heard both claim and refutation thought that Iraq really did have the weapons. The refutation, in other words, made the misinformation worse. A similar "backfire effect" also influenced conservatives told about Bush administration assertions that tax cuts increase federal revenue. One group was offered a refutation by prominent economists that included current and former Bush administration officials. About 35 percent of conservatives told about the Bush claim believed it; 67 percent of those provided with both assertion and refutation believed that tax cuts increase revenue. In a paper approaching publication, Nyhan, a PhD student at Duke University, and Reifler, at Georgia State University, suggest that Republicans might be especially prone to the backfire effect because conservatives may have more rigid views than liberals: Upon hearing a refutation, conservatives might "argue back" against the refutation in their minds, thereby strengthening their belief in the misinformation. Nyhan and Reifler did not see the same "backfire effect" when liberals were given misinformation and a refutation about the Bush administration's stance on stem cell research. MOST OF YOU JUST PROVED THE POINT THE STUDY IS MAKING. Congratulations  more

Open Question: How to raise money for stem cell treatments?

My brother is 17 and has SMA and has been in a wheelchair for 17yrs , he is getting weeker and may not live another year. Stem cell treatments can save his life. We are trying to raise $20,000 for the treatment. What are some ways i can raise this money for my brother? We are trying to set up a benifit, but i want to make a webpage where people can donate money. How can I do that??  more

Resolved Question: Please Help me with Biology. 20 questions?

1. Which one of the following statements would most clearly refer to a person’s genotype? A. Susan has blue eyes. B. Bill is recessive for height and dominant for hair color. C. Karen has broad shoulders, long legs, and green eyes. D. Harold inherited high cheekbones. 2. In one kind of abnormal chromosome inheritance called Down syndrome, a child has three copies of A. chromosome X. B. chromosome 23. C. chromosome Y. D. chromosome 21. 3. The process of reproductive cloning begins by A. genetically modifying an embryo. B. genetically modifying a stem cell. C. placing an adult nucleus in a cell without a nucleus. D. isolating cells to learn more about how they specialize. 4. In humans, blood type inheritance is an example of A. complete dominance. B. codominance. C. incomplete dominance. D. predominance. 5. During division in cellular reproduction, the DNA and cytoplasm of the parent cell is distributed to two A. clones. B. chromosomes. C. daughter cells. D. simplified cells. 6. Suppose you’re looking through a microscope and you see an exchange of chromosome segments between chromosome pair 7 and chromosome pair 15. This condition is an example of A. translocation. B. duplication. C. inversion. D. relocation. 7. A DNA molecule has a unique design that resembles a spiral staircase. Scientists call this design a A. spiral purine. B. double helix. C. double nucleotide. D. spiral structure. 8. During meiosis, the “shuffling” exchange of genetic material is called A. synapsis. B. crossing-over. C. tetrad formation. D. allele distribution. 9. The scientific field devoted to developing new drugs for treating genetic disorders is A. bioinformatics. B. proteomics. C. genetic profiling. D. genomics. 10. Animal cells actively replicate their genetic material during A. interphase. B. the mitotic stage. C. metaphase. D. cytokinesis. 11. Proteins are synthesized in A. messenger RNA. B. the cell nucleus. C. transfer RNA. D. ribosomes. 12. What cell parts have been compared to the protective caps on the ends of shoe laces? A. Oncogenes B. BRCA1 C. Angiogenes D. Telomeres 13. The human chromosomes that are responsible for the gender of a child are the A. homologues. B. autosomes. C. X and Y chromosomes. D. alleles. 14. A visual display of the chromosomes of a person, arranged by size, shape, and patterns of banding is called A. a karyotype. B. a genetic profile. C. a gene map. D. bioinformatics. 15. In the development of a cancer cell, the formation of new blood vessels is called A. metastasis. B. angiogenesis. C. carcinogenesis. D. differentiation. 16. Transgenic bacteria can be used to produce A. food. B. proteins. C. medicines. D. antibodies. 17. Let T mean tall and t mean short. If Clara’s mother is Tt and her father is Tt, what is the chance that she’ll be tall? A. 1 in 4 B. 2 in 4 C. 3 in 4 D. Zero 18. Which statement about Chargaff’s rules is correct? A. In each species, the amount of adenine equals the amount of guanine. B. In each species, the amount of adenine equals the amount of thymine. C. In each species, the amount of adenine equals the amount of cytosine. D. The amount of adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine is the same in every species. 19. Once the _______ checkpoint is passed in the cell cycles, the cell is committed to division. A. M B. G2 C. S D. G1 20. A change in a single DNA nucleotide is called a A. point mutation. B. mutagen. C. transposon. D. ligase. Please and thank you  more

Resolved Question: will other animals have stem cells like human embryonic stem cells?

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Open Question: what is Stem cells? types of it?

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Open Question: Why is stem cell research morally wrong?

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Resolved Question: Why can’t a single embryonic stem cell develop into an embryo?

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Open Question: Republicans, if I was running for public office would you consider voting for me?

I am a democrat, but a moderate, not a liberal. Below are issues where i either partially or fully agree with the republicans. Gun Control: While I believe that guns should be kept out of the hands of dangerous criminals, I support the second amendment. Defend your home, go out and hunt, just be safe. I believe it is unnecessarily to tax guns and ammunition on top of the already existing state sales tax. Abortion: More pro life than pro choice. I do not believe that it should be outlawed fully, but believe that after the first few weeks, it should be outlawed due to the fact that the fetus is now conscious and feels the pain of the abortion. At this stage, it should be done only to save the life of the mother. Also, abortion should not be a free service, it should be a service you pay for, unless it is a case of rape, incest, or if the mother would die in child birth. This eliminates abortion as birth control and creates revenue for the government. Affirmative action: Harmful to true equality. Obama is wrong to support it. Military: Raise the salaries of our heroes and increase funding to troops in Afghanistan. Catching Bin Laden is a top priority. This is something I praise Obama for doing. Economy/stimulus money: Should be going specifically to education, tax cuts, pay raises for military personal, and public works projects for green energy jobs. Taxes: I will not now, nor will I ever support trickle down economics, Reaganomics etc. However, I would lower taxes on the wealthy. With trickle down, the working class cannot invest in themselves because they pick up the burden of the top five percent not paying taxes. However, if the rich are taxed at the high rate they are now, it is difficult for these companies to reinvest in new jobs. There can be a balance here. The wealthy would pay on no more than five percent of their income, and by wealthy I mean those making 150'000 plus a year. I would give tax credits to small businesses who offer health benefits to employees, and per employee hired. A low tax rate, combined with cutting wasteful spending will fund the stimulus money and may lead to a budget surplus. Immigration: If they get a visa, work for equal wages in the competitive market, they are welcome in my book. This is the land of opportunity. But, if they hop the fence and take American jobs for half pay, immediate deportation. No amnesty, and increase border patrol funding. An immigrant should not be eligible for workers compensation if they are not legal residents. I consider myself a moderate, blue dog democrat. A JFK democrat and Teddy Roosevelt progressive. I voted for Obama and generally approve of him, but do think there are some things he has done wrong. I can't see myself voting against him in 2012. Again, I am a democrat, just not a liberal. I voted for Bill Richardson in the NH primary. Above are the issues where I either partially or fully agree with the republicans. I support the democrats on all other issues, such as Iraq withdrawal, same sex marriage, health care reform, stem cell research, anti-torture, medicaid and medicare, and welfare (as long as it is temporary for laid off workers and not a way of life) Resistance, sorry, forgot your energy question. I support Nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy and clean coal. Resistance: I support free trade with free countries. Communist countries, such as China, Cuba, North Korea, etc should not be dealt with. However, companies that ship jobs overseas would not be eligible for tax cuts. As far as the drug war, all illegal drugs would stay illegal, except for medical Marijuana.  more

Voting Question: 1. What ethical considerations are associated with stem cell research and cloning?

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Resolved Question: Christians, how would you respond to someone that claims we need to prove the Bible is true IF....?

.... we are going to legislate morality that is based upon the Bible? This person was specifically referring to banning gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research. My response is that you could be an atheists and still against both of those things. How would you respond though? Thank you for answering. Embryonic stem cell research kills human life.  more

Voting Question: Stem cells are the latest talk of the town. Do you see this wonder food supplement as the road to good health?

stem cells are produced from the bone marrow but remains within the bone to actively rejuvenate the bone marrow to produce more stem cells which can be induced by the AFA (an extract from the Blue Green Algae) acting as a catalyst to diperse the stem cells to all parts of the body to repair damaged tissues, organs and even the brain cells.  more

Resolved Question: Broken friendships...I need your input please.:-)?

So where do I begin, and this is going to be a bit long... I had these two friends who I was very close with. The three of us were like sisters. We had been close friends since 2004 and then last year everything went wonky. In December of 2007, one of them was diagnosed with cancer (hodgkin's lymphoma to be exact) for the third time. When this occured, my other friend was out of the country and I texted her, but she couldn't make it back immediately due to where she travelled-well according to her. I was there for my friend since day 1. I really felt that I was a good friend to her, and I hate bringing that up because I did it from the bottom of my heart. One weekends I would go spend the entire day with her at the hospital, trying to cheer her up. When other friend returned, she was there for my sick friend as well. Well more so than me because I had to work during the day and she has wealthy parents, so she didn't have that responsibility. Therefore, she had a flexible schedule, which was great because my sick friend's mom needed to breaks and also time to get errands done. This didn't last though because my friend (one that was gone on the trip) moved back to her home town in March, after living here for 5 years. That same month my sick friend began the stem cell transplant process and that was a difficult thing for her to go through and this is when she began avoiding me.... And when she was sent home, I began messaging her on facebook (she had a hard time talking after the intensive chemo, so I wasn't going to call her) asking if I could come over on the weekends to keep her company (I knew she was lonely and depressed), but she kept making up excuses, like she was tired or that something else was up. I, of course, understood and told her to let me know when it would be ok to come over to spend time with her. Later I realised they were just excuses because when my other friend finally returned to the city, my friend who was ill immediately let her visit. I was honestly heartbroken because she didn't want to see me and I have no idea why. What did I do to her? Anyway, she eventually deleted me from facebook and pretty much cut me out of her life. I didn't email her nor called her because I guess I am too proud. If she didn't want to be my friend, then ok, I accept it. I just don't understand why? All I ever showed her was loyalty and support during her darkest moments? Why would she want to hurt me this way? I eventually cut out my other friend from my life because it hurt too much to see their recent pictures on facebook. I also always seemed to think that they were closer and I always felt like the outsider, so maybe they never really cared about me. I really don't know. It really hurts me to this day...:-( Anyone here been through something similar?  more

Resolved Question: X-files movie question (easy 10 pts)?

was there ever a scene in the movie where the kidnapped female victem who was trapped inside that russian stem cell lab, escaped from the box (box was left open when doctor tried to feed her) and crawled outside and then she was attacked by the 2 headed dog?  more

Resolved Question: Does Twitter support abortion or embryonic stem cell research?

A lot of Christian musicians use it, and I was wondering....I have an account there myself. Do they give money towards it?  more

Voting Question: Stem Cell research.. HELP!?

Why are fetus cells better than adult cells? And why are adult cells better than fetus????  more

Voting Question: why is stem cell technology the best for treating heart diseases.?

many people would choose stem cell technology to treat their heart instead of coronary heart bypass or angioplasty? why is that so. are there any risks involved?  more

Resolved Question: R&S::: ALL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS!?

opinions? http://www.atheistmissionary.com/2009/05/finally-proof-that-god-doesnt-exist.html http://www.findingtruthmatters.org/articles/stem-cell-debate/images/stem-cells-cartoon.jpg http://philaletheia.thetruthtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/theology.gif tuberoot: lol... ok whatever.... mythos: when did I say i was trying to convert theists? i believe the only thing i wrote was "opinions?".... hmmm.... such an effort there... sorry for your generalzation....  more

Voting Question: a foreigner about Republicans?

i dont know much about politics, but... ok i like Reps...tax cuts and all. but why do they always mix Bible with whatever they do? stem cell research ban and other things are pretty ridiculous i think...wtf? i think i`d prefer Reps over Dems if not for their religious BS... what? religion should stay out of state`s business. you wanna go back to Middle Ages when church controlled everyhting?  more

Voting Question: Any other followers of Transhumanism?

I am in full support of: - Stem Cell research - Nanotech to extend the human life span - Computers faster than the human-brain - Even cutting off my head and replacing my body with a robot - But I am NOT in agreement with artificial intelligence. I fail to see how we would need it except as robots in emergency situations, like replacing Soldiers on the battlefield or Fire Fighters etc. Your thoughts? I am fascinated by the work of Ray Kurzweil, Robert Freitas, Robert Lamper and many others...  more

Resolved Question: Need help with project on Stem Cell Research?

the real topic was modern research in biology.n i chose the topic stem cell.i hav collected some matter.n now i need to delete some of it...the project altogether can hav 15 to 20 pages....could u tell me the most relevant sub topics that i cannot exclude from this project...  more

Resolved Question: I am worrying about Batten Disease?

I am 12 years old and I have been forgetful lately, I have a bad balance (my dad has bad balance and dizziness) and I have been really depressed lately. And worrying about the disease made me even more depressed and that is making me forget I think. I say to myself that I would take a lot of sleeping pills and die from that if I had the disease to prevent my loved ones from seeing me like this. They are working on a cure, but there currently isn't a cure. They are working on stem cells and to me, it seems like it is a very complicated disease. I have also had vision problems, but I use my laptop for HUGE amounts of time every day, so it would be eye strain or something. Please give me your opinion.  more

Voting Question: economic barriers to stem cell research?

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Resolved Question: ADULT STEM CELLS VS. EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS?

Adult stem cells vs. embryonic stem cells give me points or and against and give me the source please and thank you in advance. which is better and why  more

Resolved Question: what are the economic implications involved with embryonic stem cell research?

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Voting Question: What are the social implications involved with embryonic stem cell research?

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Resolved Question: How do i find a flying pig?

My mother tells me i can jump on the trampoline when pigs fly, I live in Kansas. We have lots of pigs but no flying pigs. I was wondering if you have to do stem cells on them to make them fly, or if you buy special food?  more

Resolved Question: What are the social and ethical implications involved with embryonic stem cell research?

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Resolved Question: i have finally collected enough stem cells, what type of results should i expect if i take a bath in them?

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Resolved Question: the new stem cell research for Macular degeneration?

I recently read that there is a stem cell research in progress for Macular degeneration. They said it seems promising in "treating" Macular degeneration. They have not yet translated it on humans though, only done on mice. They said within 5 years (if successful) it would be an actual treatment. However, is it for both types? ( Dry and Wet)? & how promising do you think it is?  more

Resolved Question: 1. In plant tissue culture, so do we mutiply the plant. Do we take out one stem from the plant?

without the roots?But will this works because one plant has only one apical meristem right so stems alone would not be able to regenerate the whole plant rite? 2. How can we use leaves the form the entire plant?We must form the apical and root meristem first rite?How do we do this? 3. Do plants form more than one apical meristem and root meristem?Because if not, how can we use branches from the plant to grow the whole plant?Is every 'peak' of the branch apical meristem? 3. Is all cells of a plant totipotent for example the leaves, roots, stem? 4. Does the meristem bud in the plant pre-determined to be a specific part eg leaf or stem or flower?Or it must be induced to form one? 5. During mutliplication process, how do we identify which part of the plant is intended as 'one unit' to transfer it to another medium?I mean do the plant have like a defined 'fragment' u could used?I mean for example u cant just take the leaf itself rite?So do u need to take the stem and apical meristem rite, cause the roots can be induced?Or can take the roots together?  more

Resolved Question: OLTL Who is shane's donor?

Someone donated stem cells or something. It's not stacey so who is it? omg spencer truman?? rex dad? i thought he died... how is he related to all this?  more

Resolved Question: My son born with Thalassemia major.I would like to know that what is cord blood, stem cell trasplantation.?

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Voting Question: What is the procedure for being tested to be a stem cell donor?

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Resolved Question: what are the disadvantages of stem cell reseach?

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Resolved Question: is stem cell research helping our moral standard value today>?

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Stem Cells News

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) A recent study describes a novel therapeutic approach which significantly advances the fight against the deadly human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. AML is a cancer of the white blood ...

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New Therapy Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells - HealthScout

Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have supportive functions in the environment of ...

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Neural stem cell differentiation factor discovered - EurekAlert

Stem cells are the body's master cells, with the potential to grow into various types of human tissue, such as skin or internal organs. Scientists say that research on embryonic stem cells, which are the most malleable, has enormous potential to ...

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GE Teams Up With Geron For Stem-Cell Research - CNBC

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new understanding of the genes that make muscle cells may change the way researchers think about stem cell transplants for muscular dystrophy and muscle injuries, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. In a surprise finding, they ...

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In muscle stem cells, age matters: study - Boston Globe

An iPS colony under bright light (top) and under UV light, showing activation of a green fluorescent reporter that specifically lights up in pluripotent cells. Courtesy Konrad Hochedlinger (PhysOrg.com) -- When stem cell researchers in Japan and the ...

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Safer stem cells for therapy - PhysOrg

BOSTON, June 30 (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) is teaming up with U.S. biotech company Geron Corp ( GERN.O ) to use stem cells to develop products that could give drug developers an early warning of whether new medicines are toxic. The ...

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UPDATE 3-GE teams up with Geron for stem-cell research - Reuters

University of Missouri researchers have become some of the first in the world to transform connective tissue cells from a pig into stem cells capable of becoming any part of the anatomy. The achievement, published in the scientific journal PNAS ...

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Pig tissues offer stem cell hope - Columbia Daily Tribune

Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells . It turns out that the genes that make muscle stem cells in the ...

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Stem Cell Surprise For Tissue Regeneration - Medical News Today

Children with thalassaemia engrossed in painting batik. Stem cells from umbilical cord blood is fast emerging as a treatment option for those suffering from thalassaemia, writes SUZANNA PILLAY. Dr Aw said as of 2006, 120 stem cell transplants have ...

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Stem cell option - New Straits Times

Geron Corp. and GE Healthcare , a unit of General Electric Co., they will collaborate to develop and commercialize cellular assay products derived from human embryonic stem cells. Chalfont St. Giles, England-based GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and Menlo ...

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Stem Cells Links

Stem Cells Basics

Primer on the cells that have the potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. From the National Institutes of Health. more

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NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page ... NIH to Issue Stem Cell Research Guidelines within 120 Days (4/3/09) Human Corneal Stem Cells Repair Defective Corneas ... more

Stem cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mouse embryonic stem cells with fluorescent marker. ... In a developing embryo, stem cells can differentiate into all of the specialized ... more

Embryonic stem cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pluripotent, The stem cells can become any tissue in the body, ... Stem (ES) cells are ... Use of human embryonic stem cells as models for human ... more

Stem Cells

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Stem cells: What they are and what they do - MayoClinic.com

Stem cells FAQs — Covers cell types, including embryonic stem cells, uses and ethical issues. ... Stem cells could also be grown to become new tissue for use ... more

stem cell: Definition from Answers.com

stem cell n. An unspecialized cell that gives rise to a specific specialized cell, such as a blood ... Totipotent stem cells occur at the earliest stage of ... more

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INTRODUCING VIRTUAL ISSUES. NEW PRESS RELEASE Stem Cell Transplant in Mouse Embryo Yields Heart Protection in Adulthood. How Scientists Balance Work and Life ... more

StemCells, Inc.

Researches, develops, and markets cell-based therapies. Includes, with details of clinical trials information for investors, and profile of ... more

The Case for Adult Stem Cell Research

The question of stem cells is currently the dominant subject in the debate over ... Embryonic stem cells are taken from a developing embryo at the blastocyst stage, ... more

Stem Cells

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New Stem Cell Breakthrough

A recent report may give hope for doctors and patients who wish to utilize stem cell research. As Teri Okita reports, embryonic stem cells may ...

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Stem Cell Primer

Stem Cell Primer Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew ...

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Stem Cells... But...

Google Tech Talks July 31, 2007 ABSTRACT Stem cell technology and the debate surrounding it has generated a great deal of excitement and ...

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Even Stepvhen, Stem Cells

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Stem Cells... But Were ...

Google Tech Talks July 31, 2007 ABSTRACT Stem cell technology and the debate surrounding it has generated a great deal of excitement and ...

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Stem Cell Dilemmas

KIM LAWTON, guest anchor: New religious and ethical debates this week after President Barack Obama cleared the way for federal tax dollars to fund ...

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The Charlie Rose Science Series: The Latest on Stem Cell Research

This fifth episode of the Charlie Rose Science Series is an exploration of one of the most promising fields of science: stem cell research ...

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Stem Cell Breakthrough

Perhaps no other field of medicine is garnering more hope than stem cell research. And it is not necessarily controversial.Every day it seems ...

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Stem Cells

What are they, and how do we find a balance between hope for cures and respect for life?

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Week 156-7 “Mum back amongst the living”

Two weeks have passed since I last added to our Blogg and as usual it passes so quickly. Jill and I had planed to be in Hervey Bay this week to enjoy the warmth and the company of our kids. However as can be seen we are still at home. Mum has been back at St Catherine’s for a couple of weeks but has had an up and down experience. Last weekend she keeps telling everyone that she had to go and she wanted to see all the family before she could go. It was a pleasure when I went the other day and s more

Molecular Differences Found Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells

ScienceDaily for July 3, 2009 reported on differences between embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed skin cells. The data from the study suggest that embryonic stem cells and the reprogrammed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, have overlapping but still distinct gene expression signatures. The differing signatures were evident regardless of where the cell lines were generated, the methods by which they were derived or the species from which they were isolated, said Bill Low more

Stem cell research gets help from cancer cells for survival

A new protein known as TERT has been discovered which was previously known to be effective in regenerating DNA telomere. But presently a research shows that this preotein is potent to make  adult stem cells divide. What does that indicate? A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer [...] more

A Baldness Cure of the Future

Modern medicine is always coming up with new ideas. The rate of progression in new developments is accelerating as we get a greater understanding of the role of genes in every aspect of the functioning of the human body. However, in spite of all these increases in our scientific knowledge and the money thrown at the problem a baldness cure has seemed to be as far away as ever. That is until now. The evidence comes from two separate sets of research being undertaken in America and England respect more

Embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed skin cells are clearly distinguishable

WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) have shown that there are certain molecular differences between embryonic stem cells and skin cells skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells. Their work has made them the first ever research team to show that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from each other. The team’s study [...] more

Hybrid Hearts: Stem Cell Transplants 2.0

“Can we use stem cells to make a new heart/eye/lung/liver etc?” This is the predictable and perennial question that comes up from at least one student when we are looking at stem cells, genetic engineering, cell differentiation and transplanting. Until now, the answer has (perhaps in an oversimplified way) been ‘no’. We can use stem cell transplants to treat lymphoma . Recently a young woman had a trachea transplant based on stem cell technology . Skin grafts from a patient’s own culture more

$60m Funding for Stem Cell Research

In June this year, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine approved $60m worth of funding to fund 15 grants aimed at moving some of the stunning results from stem cells from the lab to clinical practice. The pace of progress with stem cell reseach means that results can progress from project conception to clinic use in ten years - a very rapid time. These grants mean that we will be able to take advantage of this exciting technology that much faster. California funds the bigge more

Stem Cells Part 2: The Ethics

Panel discussion on the ethical ramifications of stem cell research. The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” In Part 2, the ethicists deliver their opinions. A presentation from the Stem Cell Symposium at The Salk Institute. [10/2004] [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 9064] more

Using half-truths to bolster an argument

Colleen Carroll Campbell would have us believe (Dissolution of bioethics council is a loss for America 7-2-09) that George W. Bush was a wonderful intellectual with no bias when he formed his Council on Bioethics.  Now that Obama has disbanded the Council whatever Obama does it will surely be biased. What she doesn’t mention is that several years ago Bush removed two of the members of the Council because they disagreed with his position on stem cell research and replaced them with people who sid more

Stem cell news — differences and ethics

Two releases from yesterday on stem cells. Number one is on the found differences between reprogrammed skin cells and embryonic stem cells. Second is a call for stem cell debates by bioethicists before the science gets too far ahead of ethical considerations. The first release : UCLA scientists find molecular differences between embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed skin cells UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells hav more

YouTube - Everything You Wanted To Know About Stem Cells... But...

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Stem Cell Therapy Boy Develops Tumors

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Discovery pinpoints new connection between cancer cells, stem cells

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Human heart master cells identified | Deals | Regulatory News | Reuters

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Technology Review: A Limb Regeneration Mystery Solved

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LymeNet Flash: Stem Cell Therapy

t I looked into stem cell therapy at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago in 2006 (before I even knew hESCs were an option). It was close to $100k, none of which my insurance would pay. I do not at all feel Dr. Shroff is overcharging. There are clinics everywhere that are priced similarly to Dr. Shroff's where you only get several days worth of treatment as opposed to two months plus room and board. more

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U.S. Doctors Treat Heart Attack With Man's Own Stem Cells - Forbes.com

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JivinJehoshaphat: The Denver Post needs to do a little digging

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Physician Organization Makes History by Publishing U.S.'s First Adult Stem Cell Guidelines (ASCTA Drives Safe Stem Cell Practices)

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Physician Group Opposes FDA's Position on Adult Stem Cells

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Physician Group Opposes FDA's Position on Adult Stem Cells

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Beverly Hills Surgeon Dr. Payman Simoni Applauds Obama Administration's New Direction in Stem Cell Research

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International Society for Stem Cell Research Highlights New YouTube Channel Providing Accurate Scientific Perspectives on Stem Cell Research

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International Society for Stem Cell Research Highlights New YouTube Channel Providing Accurate Scientific Perspectives on Stem Cell Research

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation Announces Second Research Conference on the Future of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

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Premium Portfolio of Stem Cell Research Related Domain Names Going on the Auction Block

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President Bush Misleads the Public about Stem Cell Research

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Bush Uses Stem Cells to Divide the Nation and the World

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