
Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos
Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as ...

Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe
A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the ...

A terrorist sleeper cell dismantled in Mali
Police in Mali's capital have dismantled a terrorist cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, three officials ...

Stephen Hawking: Explore space for humanity's sake
Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration — for ...
UK: Public OK with creating babies from 3 people
Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques that allow babies to be created with DNA ...

Scientists use 3-D printing to help grow an ear
Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it's possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of ...

Chicago lottery winner died from cyanide poisoning
With no signs of trauma and nothing to raise suspicions, the sudden death of a Chicago man just as he was about to collect nearly $425,000 in lottery ...
Court won't stop embryonic stem cell research
The Supreme Court won't stop the government's funding of embryonic stem cell research, despite some researchers' complaints that the work relies on ...

Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini dies in Rome
Rita Levi-Montalcini, a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping ...

Report: Calif. stem cell agency needs overhaul
California has transformed into a major player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible has "significant deficiencies" in ...