28 August 2008

Going From One Cell Type to Another

This Going From One Cell Type to Another Without Using Stem Cells | Wired Science from Wired.com may have important consequences for debates about embryos and stem cells etc: "Melton's team avoided stem cells, and their baggage, altogether by using a virus to tweak three developmental genes in pancreatic tissue cells in mice. Three days later, these became insulin-producing beta cells, and appear free from the complications that have frustrated stem cell researchers."

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

 I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...