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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
27 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Beta Cells Forever?

A new, limitless source of cells to combat diabetes may come with risks
15 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Beans, Beans, Good for Your ... Cancer

Compound found in common foods may prevent tumors from growing blood vessels
7 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Radiation's Long Reach

Cells as far as 1 millimeter away from radiation hit still show damage
7 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cells Show Signs of Age

Potentially damaging genetic changes could compromise therapeutic potential
29 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

Keeping the Young from Dying Old

Cancer drug may prevent premature aging in children
3 August 2005 | ScienceNOW

First Dog Cloned

Copied canines could help hunt down genetic diseases and sniff out new treatments

Cancer Cells Signal Before They Migrate

Genetic warning may help doctors better diagnose and treat aggressive tumors

Stem Cells Bring Home the Bacon

Researchers claim to have turned pig skin cells into embryos

New Eggs From Bone Marrow?

Controversial study could provide hope for infertile women

When Good Clones Go Bad

Why have many of Dolly's successors been underachievers?

Massachusetts Legislature Overrides Stem Cell Veto

New law will allow creation of embryonic stem cells via therapeutic cloning

Embryonic Stem Cell Bill Passes House

President Bush says he will veto legislation

A New Suspect Behind Atherosclerosis

Blood vessel metabolism may play a role in hardening of arteries

Cloning of Human Stem Cells Speeds Up

Korean team creates 11 new lines from diseased or injured patients

San Francisco to Host Stem Cell Institute

First round of grants expected this Fall
15 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Brain's Tireless Sentries

Multiarmed immune cells constantly probe for trouble
24 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

UK Report Backs Deregulation of Controversial Research

Says restrictions on human reproductive cloning and genetic modification of embryos should be relaxed
11 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

The Consummate Sperm Protein

Newly discovered protein is crucial for sperm-and-egg fusion
10 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

New Weapon in Fat Offensive?

Blocking enzyme ratchets up metabolism, prevents obesity, study finds
23 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Getting the Mouse Out

Researchers remove potential contaminant of human embryonic stem cells
9 February 2005 | ScienceNOW

Turn on Your Heart Cells

Researchers find precursor cells that can become many types of heart tissue
29 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Trust the Help

Stem cells recruited to repair the stomach lining may cause gastric cancer
29 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Don't Worry, Be Happy--Or Else

Long-term stress may chip away at the ends of chromosomes
5 November 2004 | ScienceNOW

Eat Your Heart Out, Baby

Newborns' cells feed on themselves until suckling begins
14 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

German Panel Splits on Cloning Issue

Despite divergent opinions, the group recommends that Germany keep its current moratorium
3 September 2004 | ScienceNOW

Fur-Replacement Therapy

Stem cells from hair follicles regenerate skin and hair in mice
30 August 2004 | ScienceNOW

Building a Sex-Specific Brain

Differences in male and female brains tied to self-destructing neurons
23 August 2004 | ScienceNOW

Hopes Renewed for Pancreatic Stem Cells

Rare cells can give rise to insulin-producing β cells in mice
11 August 2004 | ScienceNOW

Cancer Stem Cell Claim Scrutinized

Study suggests certain blood cells become stem cells in leukemia
6 August 2004 | ScienceNOW

New Light on Inflammation-Tumor Link

Key molecule on the road from colitis to colon cancer identified

Onward to the Regulome

Consortium tackles genetic networks in mouse

Stem Cell Letdown in Pancreas

New insulin-producing cells aren't made from stem cells
12 February 2004 | ScienceNOW

Human Embryos Cloned for Stem Cells

Scientists Take Step Toward Therapeutic Cloning
4 December 2003 | ScienceNOW

Estrogen Steps Up to the Platelet

Sex hormone shows new talent: keeping blood healthy
21 March 2003 | ScienceNOW

Cellular Band-Aids

Two proteins meet when airway cells break, speeding healing
24 February 2003 | ScienceNOW

Deconstructing the Nucleolus

Manipulating an oft-overlooked organelle could boost cloning success
27 December 2002 | ScienceNOW

Breakthroughs 2002: A Taste for Temperature

Scientists get tuned in to new sensory receptors
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