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  • Reprogrammed Stem Cells Are Rife with Mutations

    03/08/2011 12:57:25 PM PST · by cryptical · 11 replies
    Technology Review ^ | March 3, 2011 | Emily Singer
    Adult cells that have been reprogrammed into stem cells harbor a number of genetic mutations, some of which appear in genes that have been linked to cancer. While scientists don't yet know how this might affect the use of the cells in medicine, they say the findings show that the cells need to be studied much more extensively.
  • Biology/genetics questions please help me

    03/03/2005 12:53:29 AM PST · by lbmorris11 · 69 replies · 1,199+ views
    http://www.rettsyndrome.org/ My daughter Gabriella was diagnosed with Rett syndrome today. The two links explain what it is technically better than I can. The symptoms are regressive. They begin rapidly regressing at age 2 my daughter is 20 months. After regression their is little to no motor skills and communication along with severe retardation. This all seems to be caused by lack of a protein called mecp2. They are beginning to experiment on mice. Knowing the FDA that means many years till treatment comes out. Can anyone answer these questions. Is it true that protein we eat is broken down into...