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Hydrogen to play a key role in the transportation sector30 Oct, 2009 11:48 am Although much of the ink these days about innovative vehicles relates to plug-in hybrids, work continues to explore the potential for hydrogen-based fuel...Fuel Cell Trains15 Sep, 2009 02:23 pm NPR's excellent Science Friday series is one of my favorite sources. I just caught up with a recent segment on the development of hydrogen-powered trains...A liquid solution to cut the price for fuel cells16 Sep, 2009 08:40 am A UK company called ACAL Energy has managed to cut the amount of platinum used in fuel cells by 80% and the price for fuel cells by 40%...Biofuels pretenders1 Sep, 2009 12:19 pm Broadly speaking, in the world of next generation biofuels there are contenders, pretenders, and niches. Over the past decade,...Biodiesel from Sugar Cane14 Jul, 2009 10:14 am I was intrigued by a story in MIT Technology Today concerning a company that is applying biotechnology to convert Brazilian sugar cane to diesel,...Ultrathin, transparent and flexible solar cells30 May, 2009 04:42 pm Prof John Rogers and his colleagues from the University of Illinois developed a method to print ultrathin, semitransparent and flexible cells on plastic...Biofuel Industry Hopes to Recover with Next Generation Fuels27 May, 2009 04:09 pm The 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals sponsored by NREL took place in San Francisco from May, 3 to May, 6...The Water Behind Ethanol7 May, 2009 01:42 pm While last year's "food vs. fuel" controversy has largely died down, thanks to lower corn prices, a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests...The Wrong Enemy31 Mar, 2009 09:23 am While reading an article on oil company taxation in the Wall Street Journal, I ran across a quote from Treasury Secretary Geithner that crystallized my...Neural Nanomachines15 Sep, 2008 04:43 pm Earlier today, we posted an announcement about substantial new research grants available from the European Research Council. Meanwhile,...Adult Stem Cells: The New Plastic Surgery?27 Jun, 2008 05:23 pm A new article in Live Science predicts that adult stem cells may replace silicone breast implants and other contemporary plastic surgery techniques...Power From Formic Acid20 May, 2008 11:05 am One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society.Molecular "Mouse-trap" for Stem and Cancer Cells8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm Six years ago, biomedical engineer Michael King was exploring the strange rolling motion of white blood cells when his research took a radical turn.Butanol: the New Catchphrase in Biofuels?25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am Dr Lars Angenent at Washington University in St. Louis talks briefly about his research on making butyrate from plant biomass.Renewables-Based Technology.4 Jan, 2008 12:25 pm Making hydrogen from sugar is not feasible on any sensible scale, since to do so would require using the world's arable land in competition with food production...My Predictions for 200820 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Each year the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to predict what will happen in the next 12 months regarding the major bioethical and biotechnological...Bacterial Genomes and Evolution29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...First Look: Stem Cell Research27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am Tony Maciulis talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about a breakthrough in stem cell research. Scientists have found a way to possibly avoid using embryonic stem...Ethical Stem Cell Breakthrough! "Like Turning Lead Into Gold"21 Nov, 2007 10:54 am A huge advancement in stem cell research--and a stake in the heart of human cloning--was announced yesterday.Magic Bullets: How Nanosized Drug Packages Can Bring Drugs More Selectively to Cancer27 Nov, 2007 10:42 am Anticancer agents such as paclitaxel and cisplatin display a very high therapeutic potency towards isolated cancer cells. However,...A Vaccine for Cancer12 Nov, 2007 10:21 am Efforts to train the immune system to attack cancer cells has been met with limited success, mainly because the immune system recognizes cancer cells as...Slowing Cell Rolling in the Bloodstream2 Nov, 2007 10:10 am Cell rolling is an important physiological and pathological process that is used to recruit specific cells in the bloodstream to a target tissue...2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Knockout Mice9 Oct, 2007 11:09 am The winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were announced this morning.Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).5 Oct, 2007 05:40 pm Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a version of photovoltaic (PV) technology which can be incorporated into the the roofs and walls of both commercial...Functional Genomic Screens in Stem Cells Using Clonal Microarrays10 Oct, 2007 12:18 pm The field of functional genomics explores the various functions of genetic sequences within the human genome. Gene function discoveries provide researchers...Cartilage Engineered Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Rice University researchers have engineered musculoskeletal cartilages with human embryonic stem cells, with the hope of eventually using the neotissue...UK Allows Human-Animal Hybrid Embryos6 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm British authorities decided yesterday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells because of the limited supply of human eggs...Silicon Nanoparticles Enhance Performance of Solar Cells4 Sep, 2007 02:15 pm Semiconductor fluorescent nanomaterial may find applications in photovoltaic (PV) solar cell technology through the development of cells based entirely...Do You Know That Aluminum Can Be Used As a Hydrogen Source for Fuel Cells?6 Aug, 2007 11:35 am Metal Al has been widely used in industry and daily life because of its light weight and good oxidation resistance. However,...Improve Upon Nature: Genetically Encoding Unnatural Amino Acids27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am The building blocks of proteins in nearly all organisms are limited to 20 amino acids. It might be perfect for nature, but not ideal for scientists...Smoking causes mutation in sperm DNA: Health Canada Study Links Smoking to Potential Heritable Effects20 Jul, 2007 01:44 pm Smoking is known to cause cancer and other diseases, but new evidence suggests that smoking may also permanently alter the DNA sequence of the descendents...Stem Cell Veto3 Jul, 2007 12:30 pm On June 20, President Bush vetoed for the second time a bill passed by Congress that would have allowed federal funding to study frozen embryos from fertility...Vast Oil and Life in the Deep-Earth.5 Jul, 2007 11:54 am Two books speculate that oil is formed continually within the earth by geological processes and will not therefore run-out,...The Ethics of Stem Cell Research27 Jun, 2007 05:43 pm Arthur Caplan is the director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He was written an article on the MSNBC website that addresses...Speaker Pelosi on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act25 Jun, 2007 04:43 pm On June 7, the House of Representatives voted 247-176 to pass a bill (S 5) that would allow federal funding for research using stem cells derived from...Potential of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine27 Jun, 2007 06:08 pm Stem cells have the potential to become all the cells and tissues in the human body. These cells have been described as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and...Pluripotent Stem Cells in the Early Embryo15 Jun, 2007 03:39 pm Stem cells serve as the source of all the other specialized cells in the body. Here is part 2 of a series of four animations on stem cells created by Riken...Creating embryonic stem cells without an egg or embryo14 Jun, 2007 06:46 pm Rudolf Jaenisch, a pioneer of transgenic science at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass. explains how researchers have manipulated..."We Can Get Cells That Perfectly Ressemble Embryonic Stem Cells"6 Jun, 2007 07:00 pm Researchers have reprogrammed skin cells into embryonic stem cells. This new technique could be used to develop stem cell lines without use of controversial...Discovery of Stem Cells in Muscle Could Advance Development of Regenerative Therapies8 Jun, 2007 04:13 pm Stem cells provide the starting material for the development and repair of every organ and tissue in the body and they are present in all stages of life...Stem Cells Cultures are Confronted to Heterogeneity7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm Identification, isolation and large scale culture of stem cells for potential medical applications is a major challenge in cell biology. However,...Stem Cells May Help Improve Vision29 May, 2007 07:29 pm University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have recently found evidence that adult bone marrow stem cells may help cure certain genetic eye diseases."I'm in Favor of Patent Reform"15 May, 2007 12:35 pm The US Patent and Trademark Office has just revoked three stem cells patents hold by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). These patents,...The Means and the Ends of Embryonic Stem Cell Research14 May, 2007 12:43 pm Not quite a month ago, there was a heated discussion on the BlogHer site concerning stem cell research. I read the arguments and counter-arguments with...The Breast Cancer 1 Gene (BRCA1) Plays a Role in the Regulation of Human Mammary Stem Cell Self Renewal and Differentiation9 May, 2007 01:07 pm Stem cells are specialized cells that continually generate progeny cells for organ formation and maintenance. Stem cells can be found within the different...Stem Cells for Stroke27 Apr, 2007 12:50 pm Brain ischemia, the consequence of stroke, determines a widespread loss of different cell types in brain and thus it may benefit from exogenous stem cells...Stem Cell Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes12 Apr, 2007 11:56 am Dr. Jon LaPook introduces his report on study of new stems that can be used today to treat Type 1 diabetes. Teaser from the "CBS Evening News" tonight...Testing Adult Stem Cells and Potential Hope for Heart Disease Victims4 Apr, 2007 02:28 pm Dr. Amish Raval and his team at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin recently announced that it is one of the first medical...Role of the Rb tumor suppressor in regulation of stem cell proliferation13 Mar, 2007 03:21 pm The first tumor suppressor gene was identified in the 1950s and was designated Retinoblastoma (RB) because of the tumors that formed on the retina of the...A Broad Review on Stem Cells Research16 Feb, 2007 09:40 am Angelo Vescosi reviews for Scitizen the promises and issues raised by stem cell research. Vescosi is co-director of the Research Stem Cell Institute in...A New Source of Pluripotent Stem Cells8 Jan, 2007 06:18 pm Dr. Atala is senior researcher and director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine...2-D Or Not 2-D8 Jan, 2007 01:34 pm Over a century ago, when he invented the ubiquitous dish that bears his name, Julius Petri, a technician in Robert Koch?s laboratory,...Human Cord Blood Stem Cell Differentiates into Lung Cell29 Dec, 2006 03:23 pm Human umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cell research shows great promise, especially as we continue to learn more about the differentiation capabilities...Adult Stem Cells Have Unexpected Resemblance to Embryonic Stem Cells29 Dec, 2006 03:18 pm Researchers in Dr. Rita Perlingeiro?s laboratory at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, have developed a way to isolate and purify the adult stem...Protein Network Promotes Pluripotency of Stem Cells26 Dec, 2006 04:41 pm A study published November 16 in Nature identifies a protein network that promotes the pluripotency of stem cells. The lead author, Jianlong Wang,...The Potential to Regenerate the Retina Using Stem Cells7 Dec, 2006 09:01 am Photoreceptors are light-sensitive cells that line the back of the eye like the pixels of a digital camera and allow us to see. In the USA and Europe,...Stem Cells Aid Dogs With Muscular Dystrophy to Walk More Normally28 Nov, 2006 06:07 pm Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that has not treatment and severely limits motility and life expectancy in people...Master Cardiac Stem Cell May Progress Regenerative Heart Therapy27 Nov, 2006 06:25 pm The core finding of this study and of a companion study by the laboratory of Stuart Orkin at Children's Hospital essentially points to a paradigm for generating...Stem Cells on Their Way to Becoming Smooth Muscle Tissue: ?We Can Say We Are Midway There?7 Nov, 2006 06:08 pm When stretched, a type of adult stem cell taken from bone marrow can be nudged towards becoming the type of tissue found in blood vessels,...Bioreactors: Toward Miniaturation26 Oct, 2006 03:15 pm Scientists have shown that you can directly transfer electrons to a mineral using a purified protein. Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking...Differentiated Cells May Be More Efficient Than Adult Stem Cells for Cloning25 Oct, 2006 12:11 pm The result of a study in mice suggests that differentiated cells are more efficient than stem cells for animal cloning. 3 questions to Li-Ying Sung and...?The Translation of Research Discoveries Into Safe Applicable Procedures Requires High Costs and Long Times?13 Oct, 2006 05:06 pm A stem cell line is a family of constantly-dividing cells. They are obtained from human or animal tissues and can replicate for long periods of time in..."The technique has been out for a number of years, it?s been proven to be safe"25 Sep, 2006 10:27 am In a letter published in August in Nature online [1], Robert Lanza and his team reported a new technique to generate embryonic stem cells ?...Stem-cell-based therapies for heart diseases: ?We?re several years away from clinical trials, but the field is moving very fast?25 Jul, 2006 04:27 pm Deepak Srivastava reviews for Scitizen the potential of stem-cell-based therapies for heart disease.Skin Cells Could Potentially Be Used To Repair the Nervous System4 Jul, 2006 12:06 pm Nerve cells communicate via precise electrical signals called action potentials. In order to maintain speed and intensity of these signals over long distances...1st UK Mesenchymal Stem Cell Meeting28 Jun, 2006 11:41 am Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have attracted widespread interest as promising candidates for the cell-based treatment of different degenerative disorders..."Stimulating Cell Production Is an Attractive Strategy in Degenerative Diseases"28 Jun, 2006 11:24 am Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified an important mechanism that regulates how many new cells are produced by each intestinal stem cell...?I am optimistic about the ability of humans to draw the line between appropriate uses and inappropriate uses?26 Jun, 2006 10:28 am Larry Goldstein is Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology. He reviews for Scitizen the ethical debate on stem cells..."My Proposal Is To Concentrate On Green Energy at Large"22 Jun, 2006 07:31 pm Ibrahim Dincer is chair of the Second International Green Energy Conference that will take place in Ontario, Canada from the 25 to the 29 of June...Carbon Nanotubes as Deformation Cells on the Nanoscale12 Jun, 2006 09:24 am Nanocrystalline materials are composed of crystallites with sizes of a few nanometers. It has been observed since decades that such materials are mechanically..."Carbon nanotubes might have a role in targeting drugs to tumour cells or delivery of drugs to the nervous system"30 May, 2006 01:55 pm Todd Pappas is co-author of a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology on the ability of carbon nanotubes to carry...The secret ability of stem cells10 May, 2006 04:51 pm An article published in Science quotes the work of an MIT team which tries to unveil the secret ability of stem cells to replicate indefinitely and restrain...Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsy21 Apr, 2006 04:51 pm In a report recently published in Nature, a team of scientists describe a new technique to produce pluripotency stem cells from testis cells...The real value of embryonic stem cells?10 Apr, 2006 05:58 am Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human...New Possibilities for the Use of Stem Cells in Medicine9 Apr, 2006 12:11 am Adult Spermatogonial Stem Cells Behave Like Embryonic Stem Cells G?ttingen Medical Researchers Present World Novel Research Results in the Scientific...The Future of Fuel Cells.31 Mar, 2006 12:54 pm Fuel cells are often perceived as being part of the future solution to the 'energy crisis', providing 'clean' electricity with virtually no emissions... |
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