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27 February 2007 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cells on the Move

California institute clears major legal hurdle; U.K. shelves ban on egg hybrids
20 February 2007 | ScienceNOW

Fresh Teeth From the Lab

Researchers grow new mouse teeth in Petri dishes
16 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Sacking Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers identify, exploit weakness of cells that give rise to tumors
21 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

Delving Into Chloroplasts' Past

A tiny genome shows that green algae twice became slaves of other cells
7 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

A Vote for Stem Cell Research

Australian legislature lifts ban on somatic cell nuclear transfer
8 November 2006 | ScienceNOW

Missouri OKs Stem Cell Research

Supporters hail nationwide election results, but no clear mandate
26 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

From the Front Row:

A Science reporter's take on the New York Stem Cell Foundation's inaugural Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
12 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

How Developing Organs Do the Splits

Bioengineering, mathematical models, and cell biology combine to help reveal how tubes in breast tissue branch
6 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

A New Stem Cell Blueprint

California initiative looks to modest goals in strategic plan
4 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

Contentious Stem Cell Patent Under Review

Patent office agrees to reconsider its decision
28 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

Is Radiation Contagious?

X-rayed fish may pass ill effects onto their unexposed companions
12 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

If I Only Had a Nano-Heart

Tiny fibers help the body repair heart damage and other wounds
6 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

Hello Protein, Goodbye Fat

Researchers show how high-protein diets keep the pounds off
6 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

The Price of Preventing Cancer

Protein that suppresses tumors may keep the aging body from repairing itself
25 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Take a Load Off

Treatment that relieves stress in cellular organelle reverses type 2 diabetes in mice
23 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

The Power of a Single Cell

Scientists derive a human stem cell line from a lone early embryo cell
1 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

No Bones About It

Steroids weaken skeleton by disrupting the body's bone dismantlers

Genes Give Cells an Electric Personality

Researchers identify biological basis for a cell's response to electric fields

U.S. Senate Passes Stem Cell Bill

Quick veto expected from President Bush

Your Father Was a Stem Cell

Sperm derived from embryonic stem cells give rise to live mice

Adult Cells Relive Their Youth

Researchers identify four genes that transform mature cells into cells resembling embryonic stem cells

Neurons From Stem Cells Go the Distance

Paralyzed rats injected with neural precursor cells and chemical cocktail recover some spinal function

Rewiring the Heart

Electrical "patch" comes from body's own cells

Harvard Embarks on Research Cloning

Decision follows 2 years of intense ethical and scientific review

How an Herb Might Help the Brain

Gingko biloba turns on enzyme that protects neurons

A Genome for Cellular Anchors?

Organelle that helps cells divide may carry its own genetic material
24 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Homing In on Tumors

Researchers obliterate mouse cancer by hiding viruses in immune cells
24 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Potent Stem Cells From Sperm

Cells in testes could provide alternative to embryonic stem cells
23 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Good Cell, Bad Cell

Multiple sclerosis troublemaker can also be powerful ally
21 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Breaking Through the Brain's Defenses

New study sheds light on how malaria parasite penetrates the blood-brain barrier
2 February 2006 | ScienceNOW

Report: Hwang Received 2221 Oocytes for Stem Cell Research

Korean bioethics committee also cites ethics violations in how eggs were obtained
10 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

South Korean Team's Remaining Human Stem Cell Claim Demolished

Paper on creation of stem cell line from human blastocyst contains fabricated data, university committee concludes
29 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Hwang's Stem Cell Claims Further Discredited

University investigation finds no evidence to support cell lines in landmark paper
16 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Embattled Cloning Researcher Admits Problems but Stands by Results

Hwang says he will retract paper but says his team will verify their claims of patient specific stem cells
13 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Korean University Will Investigate Cloning Paper

Landmark stem cell paper to be reviewed at scientist's request
12 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Living off the Fat of the Cell

During infection, the Chlamydia bug makes mammalian cells produce an aura of lipids
6 December 2005 | ScienceNOW

Landmark Paper Has an Image Problem

South Korean stem cell study contains duplicate pictures
23 November 2005 | ScienceNOW

Giving Cancer Vaccines a Boost

New strategy dampens one type of T cell so another can fight cancer
17 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cell Research Tries to Skirt Ethical Concerns

Scientists demonstrate two ways to derive ES cells without destroying embryos, but moral questions remain
6 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Eggs Won't Run on Empty

Supplying nutrients to egg cells staves off cell death
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