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Frozen human eggs at a fertility center. Photo: Mark Boster / LA Times Link
THE EMBRYO DILEMMA via LA Times
THE EMBRYO DILEMMADonating embryos for research may be easier said than doneBy Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 6, 2008CHRIS AND TANYA Bailey of Mission Viejo have a 3-year-old and triplet toddlers, all conceived through in vitro fertilization. After the birth of the triplets, they had 13 embryos left over in cryopreservation. The idea…
Procalcitonin – a faster way to identify life threatening infections
Cool! A faster way to identify life threatening infections instead of having to wait for 24, 84 or 72 hours for a culture to come back. New test could help catch serious infections in babiesBlood test may spare infants invasive diagnostic tests and antibioticsBoston, MA–A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs)…
British couple have entire family using embryo screening via Mail Online
What a coincidence! Check out the last name of reporter who writes this story about PGD is “Goodchild”. British couple have entire family using embryo screeningBy Sophie Goodchild A couple have become one of the first in Britain to conceive their entire family through a genetic screening technique. oanne and Adam Henry feared they would never…
Obama and Stem Cell Research via Wired
SD2008: What is your position on government regulation and funding of stem cell research? Obama: I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations. As president, I will lift the current administration’s ban…
Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells’ Function via Washington Post
Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells’ FunctionAdvance Stirs Up Debate on Embryos By Rob SteinWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, August 28, 2008; A01 Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a variety of illnesses and sidestep the political and…
Scientists produce stem cells for 10 diseases
Scientists produce stem cells for 10 diseases By STEPHANIE NANO – 16 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish. This early step, using a new technique, could help speed up efforts…
Via University of Sydney – What place do “saviour siblings” have in paediatric transplantation: establishing the role of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis with HLA typing
What place do “saviour siblings” have in paediatric transplantation: establishing the role of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis with HLA typing Background: Not all children in need of a haematopoietic stem cell transplant have a suitable relative or unrelated donor available. Recently, in vitro fertilization (IVF) with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)…
Via BBC News – Should baby be risked for sister?
Should baby be risked for sister? By Vivienne Parry Radio 4’s Inside the Ethics Committee Catherine is a little girl condemned by genetic disease to a gruelling regime of treatment. She could be released from it by a sibling, but the sibling is not yet conceived. And can one child’s health ever be put…