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  • human retinas, zebrafish, zebrafish creating medical wonder, Stem cells

    Zebrafish creating medical wonder! 01 February 2013

    Medical research have seen that Zebrafish have been used to make several transgenic models of cancer, including melanoma, leukemia, pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. Even in cardiovascular research, the zebrafish has been used to model blood clotting, blood vessel development,...

    Keywords: human retinas, human eyesight, human eyesight, human eyesight

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    immune system cells, Daniluk, eat away your inflammation, Stem cells

    Eat away your inflammation 16 February 2012

    How often do you suffer from pain? If the sales of pain medication in this country are anything to go by, it’s quite often. As much as those little white (or blue) pills help you get through that hockey game,...

    Keywords: junk food, junk food, junk food, inflammation

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    scientists grow human liver, stem cells, the future is here scientists grow human liver, Stem cells

    The future is here - scientists grow human liver 04 July 2013

    It may not be long before patients can order organs off the shelves. Scientists say it may be another 10 years but progress is rapid. Recently, a group of researchers in London succeeded in creating a liver in the lab...

    Keywords: stem cell technology, organ harvesting, Organ donations, scientists grow human liver

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    Scientists produced human heart tissue, journal Nature Communications, scientists produced human heart tissue, Stem cells

    Scientists produced human heart tissue 14 August 2013

    Scientists announced on Tuesday that they had used stem cells to grow human heart tissue that contracted spontaneously in a petri dish - marking advancement in the quest to manufacture transplant organs. Furthermore, a team from the University of Pittsburgh,...

    Keywords: University of Pittsburgh, Scientists developed human heart tissue, pluripotent stem cells, University of Pittsburgh

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    Technion Institute of Research in Israel, liposuctioned fat, human bones from fat scientific importance, Stem cells

    Human bones from fat Scientific importance 11 June 2012

    Scientists abroad have succesfully tried to grow human bones from stem cells in fat and have implanted a one inch bone in mice. The bone had merged into the body and the animal seems to have been healthy. Succesful trails...

    Keywords: liposuctioned fat, liposuctioned fat, stem cells, scientific study

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    adult somatic stem cells, hair follicles, japanese scientists working towards finding cure for baldness, Stem cells

    Japanese scientists working towards finding cure for baldness 26 April 2012

    Good news is here for all bald people who have been fed up undergoing several painful sittings for seeing hair on their heads. Scientists in Japan who have been constantly finding out alternatives for making hair grow in a bald...

    Keywords: Japan, mouse, adult somatic stem cells, hair follicles

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    12 January, January 12, chennai iit s endeavor to save life with artificial blood, Stem cells

    Chennai IIT's endeavor to 'save life' with artificial blood 12 January 2013

    IIT Madras has been an epitome of innovation and research, but this time they have kept many awestruck with their production of 'artificial blood' from stem cells. A team scientists have also successfully tested the oxygen carrying capacity of the...

    Keywords: IIT-M endeavor to save many lives with artificial blood, 12 January, 12 January, from engineering to life saving

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