Wikio - Cloning

Hormones fine-tune finches' ear for a love song (New Scientist)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:28:20 GMT

Female zebra finches use oestrogen to help them pick the best singer, and hence the fittest mate, from a bunch of male suitors (full text available to subscribers)

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Heated seats may be frying sperm (New Scientist)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:28:19 GMT

Car seats with built-in heating elements are nice and warm on a chilly morning drive to work, but they may harm men's sperm production

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AggreWell™400 For Standardized Embryonic Stem Cell And Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research (Medical News Today)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT

STEMCELL Technologies, a leader in specialty cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents for stem cell research, announced the release of the AggreWell™400 plates, a revolutionary tool for researchers using embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (ESC and iPSC).

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Science Helps Paralyzed People Walk (Secondhand Smoke)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:59:00 GMT

So much good is happening in science that has nothing to do with controversial areas such as human cloning--that lest we forget that most scientific research is not controversial--I feel duty-bound to bring it to the attention of SHSers. Case in wonderful point: An engineer, who is himself paralyzed, has invented an "exoskeleton" that permits paraplegics to walk. From the story : HAIFA,...

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Human Cloning ProhibitionAct! regarding Scarlet Johansson(actrs) (Kirk Caraway - Comments)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:21:41 GMT

I would like inform you that Scarlett Johansson (actress)actually is a clone from original person,who has nothing with acting career.Clone was created illegally by using stolen biomaterial. Original person is very nice(not d**n sexy),most important-CHRISTIAN young lady!I'll tell you more,those clones(it's not only one)made in GERMANY-world leader manufacturer of humans clones,it...

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Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003! (Kirk Caraway - Comments)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:15:44 GMT

Mr Obama is a German made CLONE !

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Allogeneic, "Off-The-Shelf", Stem Cells Are Safe And Effective For Cervical Spine Fusion (Medical News Today)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), announced that its allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", cell therapy product was safe and highly effective in preclinical trials for interbody fusion of the cervical spine in the neck.

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How bisexuality is passed on in the genes (New Scientist)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:58:06 GMT

Genes that influence bisexuality in men might have survived because their female relatives have more children

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Gene for male infertility found (New Scientist)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:58:06 GMT

A gene variant more common in men with a shortage of healthy sperm points to a new way to treat some forms of male infertility

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Opponents Of Michigan Stem Cell Proposal Begin Campaign To Defeat It (Medical,Health News and Articles)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:17:05 GMT

Opponents of a proposed ballot initiative to loosen Michigan’s restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research on Monday launched a campaign to defeat the measure, saying it would lead to human cloning, the Detroit News reports. State Sen. Tom George (R) said, “This proposal is deceptive and is hazardous because it will allow unregulated and [...]

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CMV Disease In Stem Cell Transplantation: Prevention And Drug Resistance (Medical News Today)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The clinical manifestations of CMV disease are serious and range from gastrointestinal disease to life-threatening pneumonia, myelosuppression, retinitis, and encephalitis.

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Fussy fish pick a partner from afar (New Scientist)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:51 GMT

In the race to become a father, it's the female who calls the shots, at least among blue-green chinook salmon

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The pill may put women off Mr Right (New Scientist)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:51 GMT

The contraceptive pill might disguise the body odours that tell women which men are genetically different enough to be ideal mates

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Humans are biased towards the beautiful (New Scientist)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:51 GMT

On a Dutch TV game show, uglier people were twice as likely to get booted off than attractive players (full text available to subscribers)

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'Beer goggles' are real - it's official (New Scientist)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:50 GMT

For the first time, a controlled scientific experiment has shown that people's faces do seem more attractive when we have been drinking (full text available to subscribers)

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Go online to find your future spouse (New Scientist)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:25:50 GMT

The internet has overtaken more traditional avenues for people in the US to find their perfect mate

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Kmiec-Slap in Kansas (Dad29)

noreply@blogger.com (Dad29) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Voting for the pro-abort is, simply, evil . In a voter's guide released for the second time since 2006, the Kansas Catholic Bishops make it clear that Catholics would "commit moral evil" by voting for a candidate who embraces abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning, and same-sex "marriage, " when a morally acceptable candidate is available. The voter's guide...

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Voters Guide for Unserious Catholics (The Curt Jester)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:07:57 GMT

A reader sent me a link to a voters guide from the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, Michigan. Catholic Answers in their voting guide list five non-negotiable issues that are always intrinsically evil. Abortion, Euthanasia, Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Human Cloning and Homosexual "Marriage." The UCCB's Faithful Citizenship also mentions these issues with a lot of...

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Stem cell study battle heats up (bioethics.com)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:06:11 GMT

Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow Michigan scientists to derive embryonic stem cells from human embryos for medical research kick-started their campaign to defeat it, saying Monday it would open the door to human cloning. “This proposal is deceptive and is hazardous because it will allow unregulated and unrestricted experimentation on human embryos,”...

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Lead into Gold: New Patient-Specific Stem Cell Lines Created from Patients With Genetic Diseases (Secondhand Smoke)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Remember when the above headline was breathlessly expected to come from human cloning and to serve as a repudiation of the Bush stem cell funding policy? This breakthrough, however, came about with induced pluripotent stem cells created from patient skin cells and bone marrow. From the story : Harvard scientists made the announcement on Thursday that they have developed 20 new stem cell...

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