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'Love handles' stem cell breakthrough may offer hope for people with...

2016-04-11 14:41:25| Biotech - Topix.net

Scientists say they have managed to genetically reprogramme stem cells from "love handles" and turn them into insulin-producing cells. Researchers in Basel, Switzerland, extracted stem cells from a 50-year-old's fatty tissue and genetically reprogrammed them to make them mature into beta cells.

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An urgent plea for governments to stem the murder of forest guardians

2016-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: In early March, Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Caceres was gunned down in her own home in response to her protests against a dam that threatens to displace hundreds of her people. A few weeks later, another member of her community, Nelson Garcia, was murdered for the same reason. Berta received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015 in recognition of her efforts, and was an inspiration to Indigenous Peoples around the world. During my official visit to Honduras last November, she facilitated...

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GSK receives European and CHMP approval for stem cell gene therapy

2016-04-02 23:10:57| Biotech - Topix.net

GlaxoSmithKline has been given encouraging support for a stem cell gene therapy that uses an individual patient's own cells to treat a very rare immunodeficiency disorder in children. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency , in conjunction with the Committee for Advanced Therapies , has issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorisation for Strimvelis, GSK's brand name for the medicine to treat the ADA-SCID disorder.

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