Did They Really Make a Man-Pig Hybrid?
Uh, no.What you're thinking about may be the news out of Great Britain, where government regulators gave the go-ahead to scientists who...

Researchers Create Beating Heart In Lab
Professor Doris Taylor and his team at the University of Minneapolis have done the impossible. They have successfully built a beating...

Ah, Politics
I ve got a big post ready to go on the subject of money and the drug industry, but since I figure everyone has a political hangover t...

Health Blog Q&A: Skipping NIH to Study Stem Cells
President Bush s 2001 rule limiting federally funded embryonic stem cell research gave rise to an archipelago of labs sustained witho...

Skin From Hair
German researchers have developed a method to artificially grow skin cells in a lab that are derived from a patient's own stem cells fo...

Our Last Poll Of 2007
Our last poll of 2007! Have a happy and safe new year! Which type of research are you most excited about for the upcoming new year? ...

FDA Announces Meeting on Stem Cells
The FDA has announced an upcoming meeting on stem cells. From the federal register... On April 10, 2008, the committee will meet to d...

Artificial Blood Vessels Grown Out Of Stem Cells
Hot dog!!! We are one step closer to artificial blood vessels. Not the big ol fat ones that are relatively easy to reproduce b...

Stem Cell Sifting Machine Developed
Scientists at University of California, Irvine developed a new way to sort through stem cells based on their electric charge properties...