Archive for January, 2010

MS Society Calls On Stem Cell Researchers For Grant Applications

Sunday, January 31st, 2010
The MS Society has called for researchers and scientists to come forward with research projects investigating the potential benefit of stem cells in multiple sclerosis (MS). A new partnership between the MS Society and the UK Stem Cell Foundation has levered £1million to be specifically ring-fenced for translational, pre-clinical and clinical trials...

Making Complex Science Understandable And Entertaining

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
The University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web sites that have brought millions of viewers fascinating animations of the size and scale of cells, drug-addicted mice, and other captivating lessons in genetics, have been honored by the journal Science with the first Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) Award...

Stem Cell Breakthrough: Bone Marrow Cells Are The Answer

Friday, January 29th, 2010
Using cells from mice, scientists from Iowa and Iran have discovered a new strategy for making embryonic stem cell transplants less likely to be rejected by a recipient's immune system. This strategy, described in a new research report appearing in the February 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal, involves fusing bone marrow cells to embryonic stem cells...