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Human Embryonic Stem Cells Are The Ultimate Perpetual Fuel Cell,
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Science Daily
(July 13, 2007) ¡X A startling discovery on the development of human
embryonic stem cells by scientists at McMaster University will change
how future research in the area is done. ¡@
Researchers are interested in the relationship between stem cells and their niche, because the niche represents a route for modifying stem cell behaviour -- if human ES cells can be reliably guided down a particular pathway, then they can be more readily used for future clinical therapy to regenerate damaged tissue such as neurons for Parkinson's disease, or insulin producing cells for diabetes . The research has been funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the National Cancer Institute of Canada. The Nature article is the latest in a series of important papers published by scientists at the 18-month-old institute, which was established with funding by philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote. The institute has a research focus on the molecular determinants of cancer and tissue repair and is building scientific momentum. "This discovery of a new fundamental understanding about how human stem cells develop is the kind of scientific work which has already put this Institute on the map as the leader in this field," said John Kelton, dean and vice-president of McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences. Mick Bhatia said that he and his scientific team have been working for
the past year to prove themselves wrong, but as every test confirmed
their discovery, it was time to submit the work for international peer
review from other experts. The paper will be published electronically on Nature's website on July
11, but will be published in print later this month. |
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The paper will be published electronically on Nature’s website on July 11, but will be published in print later this month.
McMaster
University, a world-renowned, research-intensive university, fosters a
culture of innovation, and a commitment to discovery and learning in
teaching, research and scholarship. Based in Hamilton, the University,
one of only four Canadian universities to be listed on the Top 100
universities in the world, has a student population of more than 23,000,
and an alumni population of more than 125,000 in 125 countries. |
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