Stem cells
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Injecting stem cells into patients’ brains found to be safe and could stop further damage from the disease
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Sarah Cripps launches Swab to Save a Child campaign to encourage more people to register to donate
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Tiny structures are not identical to human embryos, but could have various uses in medical research
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From a heart-shaped stem cell colony to purple gold and ‘science candies’, here are the finalists in the 2023 Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology image contestGallery
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Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells in a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm. Madeleine Finlay speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin about her world exclusive story on this development, what it could mean for medical research, and whether the ethical and regulatory classifications of these embryos are keeping pace with the sciencePodcast
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'The animal this is made from is still alive': Guardian Australia taste-test cultivated meat – video
Cultivated meat startup Magic Valley is hoping that their meat products will be available to the Australian public by 20243:25
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Cabinet papers 2002: PM lifted ban despite opposition of conservatives and religious leaders, including then Archbishop Pell
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Cells were able to play longer rallies over time, with researchers now planning to see how they react when drunk
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Researchers use stem cells from mice to form embryo-like structures with intestinal tract, beginnings of a brain, and a beating heart
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There have always been charlatans offering a cure for ageing, and cheap travel and lax laws have made it even easier for them, says author Peter Ward
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Mice with hind legs paralysed learned to walk again after a single injection of synthetic nanofibres
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Are human embryo models a cause for hope or alarm?