Heart stem cells discovered that can make bone and muscle
Research in mice has shown the heart contains its own renewable source of stem cells which can differentiate into a variety of cell types. The research team in Australia hopes that one day the stem cells could be activated so a broken heart can be made to mend itself....
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Can solidarity inform bioethics? Reflections on a concept and implications for biobanks
by Dr Barbara Prainsack and 1 others
What do research biobanks, social media and the NHS have in common?...
Progress Educational Trust Conference: Introduction to the embryo and its out of body experience
by Dr Rebecca Robey
Progress Educational Trust (PET)'s annual conference, 2011, 'The Best Possible Start in Life: The Robust and Responsive Embryo', started with two fantastic sessions chaired by Dr Virginia Bolton, consultant embryologist at the assisted conception unit at Guy's Hospital, London, UK....