Creating Australia's next wonder horse in the lab

"The only material needed to produce a near-identical copy would be some intact cells or, to be precise, the nucleus of the champion horse's cells," says renowned biotechnologist Rajneesh Verma, of the Institute of molecular bioscience at Mahidol University in Bangkok. "The nucleus, which contains DNA, can be transferred to a recipient egg from which the nuclear DNA has been removed - in the same way that Dolly the sheep was created."

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MP backs Anthony Nolan campaign

The MP is backing Anthony Nolan's 'Save a Life At 16' campaign in a bid to help the charity save the lives of more blood cancer patients. The campaign sees the charity attempt to persuade HMRC to include details of the Anthony Nolan bone marrow donor register when it writes to young people with their National Insurance numbers in advance of their 16th birthdays.

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I Cry.

... desperate for a cure. She supports Democrats because it was President Obama and Democrats who re-funded stem cell research and also made it possible for her to have health insurance despite her "pre-existing" condition. I shed a bunch of tears, as ...

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Letter: Adult stem cells can change the healthcare landscape

A recent Colorado political advertisement highlighting a candidate's stance on stem cell research shows the issue is still at the forefront of public consciousness. Part of what makes stem cell research such a hot button issue is the number of persistent myths that propagate many of the heated emotions surrounding the topic.

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Mobile solar generator can help power medical devices when grid is down, inventors say

She has been a candidate for elected office; she's an influential writer, a university professor and strong advocate for stem cell research. But as powerful as her associates say she is, Ellison needs a source of uninterrupted power -- electrical power -- to maintain the ventilator that keeps her alive.

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Cancer diagnosis prompts songs for life

The album will be produced early next year. They're also planning a concert for next summer.

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Rewiring metabolism slows colorectal cancer growth

Cancers select against a protein complex called the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier , and re-introduction of MPC in colon cancer cells impairs several properties of cancer, including growth. This research implicates changes in a key step in metabolism - the way cellular fuel is utilized - as an important driver of colon cancer that is also likely to be important in many other cancer settings.

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