New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.
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Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
Mice fed a mix of six strains of bacteria were able to fight a C. difficile infection that causes deadly diarrhea and is resistant to most types of treatment.
Viral vectors used to carry transcription factors that de-differentiate cells into a stem-cell-like state are themselves a key factor in efficient reprogramming.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Viral DNA in mice genomes may lead to cancer in immune-compromised animals.
The researcher who falsely claimed to treat human patients with their own stem cells is dismissed, but insists that he did perform the procedure on one patient.
Scientists use human stem cells to show that nuclear defects may play a role in Parkinson’s disease, and suggest a way to reverse the problem.
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