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Blog - FDA Approves Human Embryonic Stem Cells TrialsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:41AMGeron will begin tests of its therapy for spinal cord injury. Advanced Cell Therapeutics hopes to follow with a stem cell treatment for blindness. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Geron, a stem cell company based in Menlo Park, CA, to move forward with clinical tests of its experimental cell therapy for spinal cord injury, which is derived from embryonic stem cells. The company ...

School supplies have come a long wayFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:39AMSchool supplies have come a long way

CHATHAM ATHLETIC FOUNDATION -- âBuy a Brickâ campaign under wayfor Shunpike field renovationsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:34AMTHE CHATHAMS – A non-profit group seeking to raise money for improvements at Shunpike Field are hoping a memorial brick campaign will light the area’s own field of dreams.

It's a Deal: Buy One, Get One Free Crayola Products at Toys R UsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:32AMWhen you buy a set of Crayola crayons, markers, paints, or pencils, you'll get a second set free. The offer is available at Toys R Us, good for purchases made by July 31. Filed under: families & children Tagged: Crayola, Toys "R" Us

From the Heart: How Cells Divide to Form Different but Related Muscle GroupsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:54AM(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the model organism Ciona intestinalis, commonly known as the sea squirt, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered the origins of the second heart field in vertebrates.

Prostate Cancer: A New Ground ZeroFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:36AMA type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can, in fact, trigger malignant prostate cancer, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists and their colleagues. HHMI researcher Owen N. Witte and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that the somewhat overlooked prostate basal cell can spawn tumors ...

Mars site may hold 'buried life': Do planet's rocks contain evidence?Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:34AMThe findings may provide a link to evidence of living organisms on Mars around 4 billion years ago.

Protecting against biological blundersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:26AMIt's the stuff science fiction movies are made of - scientists tinkering with biological material that unwittingly threatens to wipe out all human life.

Alcohol a factor in presumed drowning: Windsor policeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:02AMAlcohol and an inability to swim are being cited by police as factors in the presumed drowning of a 22-year-old Windsor woman in the Detroit River early this morning.