Dr. Hütter, a soft-spoken hematologist in Berlin reported that he cured a man of AIDS by giving him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. This opens a new horizon in AIDS treatment. It is also “proof of principle” for gene-therapy approaches according to Dr. David Baltimore, Nobel Laureate, who is with University of California in Los Angeles.

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On 27th August,2008 Dr. George Daley and Kevin Eggan, scientists of the Harvard University made a breakthrough announcement regarding the creation of stem cells from patients with a variety of diseases. They say that this disease-specific stem cells will reshape medicine, as stem cells will make the cells to grow in the petri dish of the lab which will increase the chance of study of all degenerative diseases.

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U.S. scientists have launched a project to develop stem cell lines that genetically match human patients.

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A bill allowing medical research on embryonic stem cells obtained through cloning narrowly cleared the Iowa Senate Wednesday after a debate that veered between coolly technical science and passionate appeals on both sides.

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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are one of the few cell types able to resist infection with HIV-1 despite expressing the cell surface molecules to which HIV-1 binds before entering a cell.

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The government of Norway has proposed new legislation that would allow embryonic stem cell research [JURIST news archive] to potentially find cures for various diseases.

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The White House Domestic Policy Office’s report on the latest in non-embryonic stem cell research and recent reports that a White House Executive Order is pending, make it obvious that this Administration is working overtime to mislead the American public.

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The UCDMC in Sacramento is in the pre-planning stages for its new $75 million stem cell research facility. The 1,000-square foot renovation of a vacant building on Stockton Boulevard near UCDMC is one of three UC Davis-sponsored facilities investing in stem cell regeneration.

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India’s first stem cell transplant center opened Wednesday in Chennai, capital of south Indian state Tamil Nadu, Indo-Asian News Service reported.

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Stem Cells derived from umbilical cord blood could be a magical cure for llife-threatening diseases. Though introduced only about five to six years back, but stem cell therapy is now gaining ground in India, especially the umbilical cord stem cell therapy.

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