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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Stem cell research"”.
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Survey Attitudes Toward Stem Cell Research
<p>In the following research study, a self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess opinions regarding embryonic stem cell research based on three objectives: willingness to accept stem cells, educational background, and religion. A total of 1 13 fixed-alternative questionnaires were …
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The debate on stem cell research in the EU
The stem cell and therapeutic cloning debate was a major issue in the discussions under the sixth and seventh Framework programmes for research and Development. This dissertation studies the differences between Member States, Political Groups and Institutions on the matter. This is done by …
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Cord Blood Collection in Pregnant Women for Stem Cell Research
Umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells form commonly banked types of human tissue. Confusion remains about sources of stem cells and their use. Birth is a once in a lifetime opportunity with 74 million births per year in the world and four million occur in the United States. Cord blood contains …
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Mechanical stiffness-defined matrices for stem cell research and drug screening
… provide a powerful method to direct biological cell' differentiation and foster cell multiplication. By changing the stiffness of the substrate, human mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) could be directed along neuronal, muscle, or bone lineages. Matrix elastic modulus can also control anchorage …
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Building the Bridge from Bench to Bedside: Ethical Issues in Translational Stem Cell Research
Abstract in UndeterminedTranslational stem cell research raises many interesting ethical questions, which have, to a greater or lesser degree, been debated at an international as well as at an interdisciplinary level. Nevertheless, there is still no international consensus regarding how a number of …
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Islamic Bioethics: National Regulations and Guidelines of Human Stem Cell Research in the Muslim World
<p>The utilization of human stem cells emerged recently in the Muslim world as one of the essential valuable areas of medicine for their vital role in developing regenerative medicine and treating chronic and incurable diseases. Existing studies indicate that most human stem cell researchers rely …
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Marshall Carby's An Experiment with an Air Pump
… provided a forum for hot button topics such as stem cell research, abortion, and scientific experimentation. The University of New Orleans' production not only presented the issues in the play, it strives to be an example of theatrical excellence, challenge and engage both the company and the …
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HIGHLY SPECIFIC FLUORESCENT PROBE FOR MOUSE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
… 23 hit compounds that are specific to mESC. The cell panel test identified CDy9 as the most specific compound. FACS sorting of CDy9 treated co culture of mESC and MEF proved the ability of CDy9 to isolate out mESC. Single cell PCR data, showed that CDy9 bright populations of cells were positive …
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The placenta's second life
… dogs to sniff dead bodies, in toxicology research, in forensics, in cosmetics, and, most significantly, in an emerging field of stem cell research. From ritual use to research subject to health treatment, we have taken the placenta from the realm of the dead and given it new vigor.
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Cell fate reprogramming using transcription factor feedback overexpression
Recent advances in stem cell research has demonstrated that the fate of a terminally differentiated cell can be reverted back to pluripotency. The ability to reprogram a differentiated cell back to its undifferentiated, pluripotent state would be a significant breakthrough for regenerative …
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United States stem cells research boundaries
… particularly in fields such as molecular and cellular biology in which the materiality of research renders the process of replication and validation more complex. Scientific infrastructure has many interconnecting elements such as the ability to exchange material used in experiments, the …
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Support vector machine and parametric wavelet-based texture classification of stem cell images
Stem (cell research is one of the most promising and cutting-edge fields i the miedical sciences. It is believed that this innovative research will lead to life-saving treatments in the coming years. As part of their work, stem cell researchers must first determine which of their stem cell colonies …
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Ethical Elitism: A Burkean Analysis of the Rhetorical Construction of a Moral Persona in the First Term of President George W. Bush
… tools to analyze Bush‟s statements on embryonic stem cell research, 9/11 and the ensuing War on Terror, and same-sex marriage, three issues that the elite press explicitly identified as being “moral values” during Bush‟s first term.</p> <p>The analyses reveal that Bush‟s rhetoric frames the …
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Development of polymeric drug delivery vehicles for targeted cancer therapy
… particles are capable to target prostate cancer cells in vitro. These results open the gateway to evaluate the in vivo efficacy of nanoconjugates for target cancer therapy (Chapter 5). Mechanism study of the polymerization leads to the discovery of chemosite selective synthesis of prodrugs with …
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Choosing identities: the politics and practices of classroom discourse on reproductive and genetic technologies
… @re-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and stem cell research), while a visiting health researcher presented on how his work related to society. Participants argued points of view based on the film. Ethnographic notes were taken and discussions recorded. The thesis argues that Giddens' …
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(Im)possible baby : how to stimulate discussions about possibilities of two-mum and two-dad children
… anymore recent developments in genetics and stem cell research, such as the achievements of scientists from Cambridge University in England and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science 1 have made this dream much closer to reality. Jacob Hanna, the specialist leading the project's Israeli arm, …
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When Does Personhood Begin?
Chapter 1 introduces the main research question to be answered: when does personhood begin? The chapter outlines the context of the debate, explains the importance of this issue and its relevance to Christian life, and presents the thesis and methodology of this dissertation.Chapter 2 sets a …
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Predicting molecular markers of development and regeneration through integrative analysis of high-throughput genomics data
… proteins is often used to identify particular cell types, developmental states, or pathogenic states to which they are unique. In this context, such transcripts and proteins are termed molecular markers. Molecular markers are indispensable in many facets of scientific research and can …
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Gene expression studies of pregastrulation development: the basement membrane is essential for cell differentiation
… (BMs) are sheet-like structures of extracellular matrix. They act as a supporting structure but can also significantly influence cellular behavior in development, tissue homeostasis and disease. Laminins, a major BM component, are multidomain proteins, consisting of three polypeptide …
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Stem cell differentiation study: Statistical analysis and application to microarray data
… and data mining procedures for modeling stem cell genes during the differentiation process, (2) To present biological interpretations of "sternness" genes based on time-course expression patterns and genetic networks. Stem cells have been of much interest over the past few years. Up to …
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