Stories Tagged With Stem_cells
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Woman gets trachea transplant grown from her own stem cells

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They took her bone marrow stem cells and made them into a trachea, then replaced the damaged one with the immoral one. "LONDON (Nov. 18) - Doctors have given a wom [More]
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Parents engineer 2nd baby to heal the 1st, would you?

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The first baby was expected to live 10 years. The second baby was genetically screened so his cord blood will cure the first. "When the parents discussed having a [More]
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Researchers use stem cells for breast augmentation

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And ok, fine, it may help lead to post-cancer operation breast reconstruction, but the main motive is bigger boobs. Click [more] for diagram. From the article: "I [More]
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Scientists create potential stem cell treatments for 10 diseases

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It's preliminary work and definitely at the R&D stage, but it is progress. From the article: "Dr. George Daley and his colleagues at the Harvard Stem Cell Institut [More]
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