NewsBlog: MA relaxes stem cell restrictions Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 9th October 2007 08:19 PM GMT] Massachusetts is getting ready to overturn regulations that restrict the use of stem cells for research, according to the Associated Press. The regulations imposed by the 2005 bill created a muddy picture of which stem cells could be used for research. The language made collaborations with out of state researchers especially difficult. David Scadden, co-director of... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Nobel Prize in Medicine announced Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 8th October 2007 11:47 AM GMT] This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Mario Capecchi , Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for developing the method of gene targeting in mice leading to the "knock out" mice used today as models of human disease. The trio of scientists received the Lasker award for Medical Research in 2001 for their achievements. Read more about the prize in our daily... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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