It’s been 17 years since Dolly the sheep was cloned from a mammary cell. And now scientists applied the same technique to …
human embryonic stem cells
Scientists Restore Hearing in Animals Using Human Stem Cells
The new advance holds great promise for people with hearing loss, but scientists won’t know for years whether a similar treatment would really work in humans
First European Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Gets Green Light
Health authorities in the U.K. approved on Thursday Europe’s first clinical trial involving embryonic stem cells.
Judge Dismisses Case That Challenged Stem Cell Research
After a year of legal uncertainty, a federal judge ruled that U.S. taxpayer dollars can be used to support research on embryonic stem cells.
A Stem Cell Breakthrough May Ease the Way to Human Treatments
It’s been a good week for advocates of stem cell research, both politically and scientifically.
The Daily Dose: Weight Loss Can Be Toxic, But Obesity Is Expensive
FDA Takes On Green Tea: Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s Canada Dry and Unilever’s Lipton are in hot water for overextended health claims on labels and promotional websites for their green tea products, reports the Los Angeles Times.