Birth of twin after 3-year gap

This is a miraculous story and looks straight from  ripley's believe or not. A twin was born after the gap of three years. " Creating medical history of sorts, an embryological twin was born after a gap of three years at a fertility clinic here. A baby boy...

Tooth Faerie to monopolize high tech bonanza

" Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from the discarded wisdom teeth of a 10-year-old girl....

Clone farm cows born in Britain: How long before their meat and milk is on sa...

" Their mother is a clone – created in a U.S. laboratory with cells taken from the ear of a prize-winning animal. Meat or milk from the calves, flown into Britain as frozen embryos and implanted into a surrogate,...

Glow In Dark Pig genes passed on to piglets

"A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese...

Homo erectus extinctus

"Is nature determined to make men extinct? Senior scientists believe that women may evolve as humanity’s sole representatives — and social and political trends are lending weight to their theories."

Stem Cells Created Without Embryos

If this is true, we're talking a major, major leap forward in how we can start treating diseases and, well, tons of stuff. Also neatly sidesteps the whole 'moral issue' that stem cells seem to have."Scientists have...

Monkeys Multiplied in Clone Claim

... Wow. The feat described below has not yet been confirmed by others in the genetics field, but, should it prove true, will be big news, to say the least."American-based scientists report they have successfully...

Semi-identical twins discovered

"Scientists have revealed details of the world's only known case of "semi-identical" twins. The journal Nature says the twins are identical on their mother's side, but share only half their genes on their father's side. They are the result of two sperm cells fertilising a...

U.S. Killing In Iraq: Similar To Saddam Hussein?

During Wednesday's press briefing with Tony Snow from the White House, some interesting comments related to the situation in Iraq came about. While the majority of the conference revolved around embryonic stem cell research, ethics and Democratic commentary. However, there...

Woman gives birth to twin grandsons

" Woman gives birth to twin grandsons. - ABC NewsA 52-year-old Greek mother has given birth to her two grandsons, after getting legal permission to be a surrogate mother for her daughter. The woman, who was...

Which Way the Wind Blows: Stem Cell Bill Sails Through the House

Even if Bush vetoes the current bill, this vote proves that he will be unsuccessful in squashing stem cell research."The vote, 253 to 174, was not enough to overturn a likely presidential veto of the measure, which would authorize federal support for research using stem cells...

Clone farming has arrived

"The black and white calf may look unremarkable. But Dundee Paradise is evidence that clone farming - designed to deliver supersize cows producing an astonishing 70 pints of milk a day - has arrived in Britain. Her birth last month exposed glaring gaps in the Government's...

Laboratories turn to the zebrafish for faster, cheaper drug research

In a two-decade career in science, biologist Demian Park has prodded chicken embryos and manipulated the nerves of a fruit fly.But for the last two months he has burrowed into a lab in an unmarked brick building, using $70,000 worth of equipment to perform complex heart exams...

Finding a Master Heart Cell

"Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies. Although embryonic stem cells have certainly grabbed most of the attention — and headlines — in the stem cell field in recent years, embryos aren't the only source of...

Stem Cells, Rationality, and Unicorns

"With the Democrats only a few months away from having the majority vote in both houses, the country may be in a position to reverse the limits on stem cell research the Republicans have enacted. There will be much opposition to the move, however, and I fear America may allow...

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