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NEWS ABOUT: therapeutic cloning

therapeutic cloning stories: 2 news summaries

Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

Jun 25, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be... More »

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human embryos • health research • New York state • therapeutic cloning • egg donors • embryonic stem cells

 Cloned
 Stem Cells
 Best for
 Parkinson's 

Study finds mice's own stem cells most effective vs disease

Mar 24, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have found that embryonic stem cells effectively treat Parkinson's disease in lab mice, but only when the cells come from the sick mouse's own clones, Reuters reports. The study, published in Nature Medicine, created "therapeutic clones" by transferring cell nuclei into mouse egg cells and growing them into... More »

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stem cells • Parkinson's disease • cloning • lab mice • therapeutic cloning

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