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Key theme to keep stem cells in primitive state found

June 20th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

The Canadian scientists were like salmon swimming up the proverbial gene pool looking for the key to unlock a stem cell’s state. They believe that they have discovered it in a gene with a name that looks a lot like a calendar date—Oct4.
What is still emerging from this research is how stem cells format DNA [...]


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Want to give insurance companies your DNA?

June 10th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

The issue of insurance companies having access to your DNA is a debate that has been tossed around in Washington for several years now. In one corner are those who argue rights to privacy and in the other corner are the insurance lobbyists who argue it is little more than the medical exam you are [...]


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