Scientists withdraw ‘Artficial Human Sperm’ Paper
LONDON: A controversial study by British scientists who claimed to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells has been retracted, the researchers’ institutes said on Friday.
Artificial Sperm Cells From Stem Cells
LONDON: Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in making sperm-like cells from human embryonic stem cells. Karim Nayernia, of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, has revealed that these cells can swim like sperm do.
Patches to Fix Damaged Hearts
WASHINGTON: Researchers have identified the early master cells that make up the human heart and said on Wednesday they could someday be used to make patches to fix damaged hearts.
Humans too may Regrow Severed Limbs
Mexican salamanders who can regrow amputated legs are not pulling off quite as big a trick as scientists had first thought, which may help doctors trying to regenerate human limbs.
Clean Energy from Human Waste
PETROPOLIS (Brazil): High in the cool hills of eastern Brazil, this tourist hot spot also known as the Imperial City is attracting worldwide attention thanks an innovative scheme to recycle human sewage.
Stem Cell from Fallopian Tubes
WASHINGTON-USA: Researchers from Human Genome Research Centre at the University of Sao Paulo have claimed that discarded human fallopian tubes can be a
rich source of stem cells for regenerative medicine.
Stem Cells and Cancer Link
WASHINGTON: Scientists have found that a protein abundant in embryonic stem cells plays a major role in cancer, which they claim offers a possible new target for drug development.
Stem Cells Restore Sight
MELBOURNE: In what is claimed to a world- first breakthrough, scientists claim to have used stem cells cultured on contact lens to restore sight in the sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
Visa Bulletin Expectations for FY2009 and FY2010
Chief of Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS. Mr. Oppenheim was a guest speaker at a May 20, 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) meeting, which was attended by most of immigration attorneys. Mr. Oppenheim’s explanations and visa number / Visa Bulletin expectations for the remainder of FY2009 and for FY2010 are explained below.
Green Tea Treat Leukemia
WASHINGTON: An active ingredient of green tea has been found effective in treating leukaemia patients, say researchers.
