In the February 15th issue of Genes & Development, Dr. K. John McLaughlin and colleagues report on their success in using uniparental embryonic stem cells to replace blood stem cells in mice.

Homozygous mutant cells can be generated from embryonic stem (ES) cells with a single insertion of a drug-resistance marker by increasing the concentration of the selection drug. In the March Nature ...

An acceptable alternative for those who oppose the traditional stem cell methodology that requires the use of embryos may be on the horizon. Stemagen acquired the exclusive rights to a patent for ...

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A genomic analysis from 23andMe suggests that people inherit two copies of a chromosome from only one parent nearly twice as often as researchers had realized. A series of rodent experiments showed ...