News articles tagged with 'embryos'
Genetic diagnosis of embryos: Clear explanation, not rhetoric needed
— 18 Aug 2009 11:11 | HealthIn the area of genetic diagnosis of embryos, the choice of words matters as they can influence policies and perceptions, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association... — full story
Researchers create first targeted knockout rats using zinc finger nuclease technology
— 24 Jul 2009 11:12 | BiologyScientists from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Sangamo Biosciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. and INSERM today announced the... — full story
Pitt team finds molecule that regulates heart size by using zebrafish screening model
— 6 Jul 2009 11:45 | HealthUsing zebrafish, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified and described an enzyme inhibitor that allows them to increase the number of cardiac progenitor cells and... — full story
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers first to clone mice in Spain
— 12 Jun 2009 17:05 | BiologyResearchers at the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) are the first to have cloned mice in Spain. Cloe, Cleo and Clona... — full story
Evolution can occur in less than 10 years
— 11 Jun 2009 11:56 | BiologyHow fast can evolution take place? In just a few years, according to a new study on guppies led by UC Riverside's Swanne Gordon, a graduate student in biology... — full story
Scientists succeed in creating transgenic primate
— 27 May 2009 17:00 | BiologyA team of scientists headed by Erika Sasaki, Laboratory Head of the Central Institute of Experimental Animals, and Professor Hideyuki Okano of the Keio University School of Medicine... — full story
Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency
— 26 May 2009 11:07 | HealthWomen of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only... — full story
Twins born after fertility treatment have a higher risk of problems at birth
— 21 May 2009 11:01 | HealthTwins born as a result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) are more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care and to be hospitalised in their first three years of life... — full story
Embryo's heartbeat drives blood stem cell formation
— 13 May 2009 17:00 | BiologyBiologists have long wondered why the embryonic heart begins beating so early, before the tissues actually need to be infused with blood. Two groups of researchers from Children's Hospital... — full story
Hormone-mimics in plastic water bottles - just the tip of the iceberg?
— 26 Mar 2009 14:21 | HealthIn an analysis of commercially available mineral waters, the researchers found evidence of oestrogenic compounds leaching out of the plastic packaging into the water. What's more, these... — full story