Latest Developmental biology Stories
Organ Regeneration Noted As Top Priority in 2013 US Presidential State of the Union Address LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 8, 2013, Dr. Rongxiang Xu, the founder of "human body regenerative restoration science" and a renowned life and medical scientist who is believed to be the only person who has patented the technology for direct regeneration of damaged organs has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, one of the winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
“Mesenchymal Stem Cells - Advances & Applications” is the new market research report added to ReportsnReports.com store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 12, 2013 Analysis of global grant activity, scientific publication rates, and patent applications reveal that research activity involving mesenchymal stem cells increased 58% year-over-year from 2008 to 2009, and 112% from 2009 to 2010. Of most interest is that this rate of growth accelerated in 2011, making mesenchymal stem cells the...
Company Offers Chance to Win Free Cord Blood Banking NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Americord Registry is pleased to announce that it is attending the New York Baby Show at Pier 92 in New York City May 18(th) and 19(th). The event will feature leading companies in the baby industry that will be showcasing the newest and most exciting products for expecting mothers and newborn babies. The event is an opportunity to engage representatives from companies to get the most...
Puhua International Hospitals-Temple of Heaven, Beijing, initiates a recruitment drive to expand its field of international referral agents. Beijing, China (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 Puhua International Hospitals (PIHs)-Temple of Heaven (http://www.puhuahospital.com), (http://www.puhuachina.com) has been a leading international neuroscience and biotechnology center in Beijing, China, for the past 20 years. During that time, Puhua International has achieved a dominant presence in Beijing, China,...
Cord Blood Educational Meetings are Launched by GeneCell International’s Physician Relation's Manager in order to increase awareness in South Florida's Expecting Parents Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Lisa Lorraine Reyes Muñoz, GeneCell International’s Physician Relation's Manager, announced today her contribution in educating South Florida’s expecting parents to advance the awareness in the community. Expecting parents in Miami are encourage attend these...
A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat people with Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and possibly even Alzheimer's disease, as well as and complications of spinal cord injury such as chronic pain and spasticity. "We think this one type of cell may be useful in treating several types of neurodevelopmental and...
North Carolina State University A carnivorous, cannibalistic tadpole may play a role in understanding the evolution and development of digestive organs, according to research from North Carolina State University. These findings may also shed light on universal rules of organ development that could lead to better diagnosis and prevention of intestinal birth defects. NC State developmental biologist Nanette Nascone-Yoder, graduate student Stephanie Bloom and postdoc Cris Ledon-Rettig...
The human body contains trillions of cells, all derived from a single cell, or zygote, made by the fusion of an egg and a sperm. That single cell contains all the genetic information needed to develop into a human, and passes identical copies of that information to each new cell as it divides into the many diverse types of cells that make up a complex organism like a human being. If each cell is genetically identical, however, how does it grow to be a skin, blood, nerve, bone or other type...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When geneticists at the University of Minnesota began work on what they thought was a regulatory gene, they probably had no idea their work would redefine the tiny snippet of genetic material as a key player in stem cell differentiation. According to the team’s report in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the gene Mesp1 is responsible for differentiation of heart, blood and muscle cells from stem cells. “Previous research indicated...
Stowers Institute for Medical Research There's a new actor on the embryology stage: the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Its career is being launched in part by Stowers Institute for Medical Research Associate Investigator Matt Gibson, Ph.D., who is giving it equal billing with what has been his laboratory's leading player, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Gibson's lab investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms used by cells to assemble into layers or clusters...
Latest Developmental biology Reference Libraries
The Vase Tunicate (Ciona intestinalis) is a species of sea squirt widely distributed in Northern European waters. It has also spread to other parts of the world, where it is considered invasive. It grows in dense aggregations on any floating or submerged substrate, especially on artificial structures like pilings, aquaculture gear, floats and boat hulls. It is found in the lower intertidal and subtidal zones. Sea squirts have been long recognized as being possibly the closest invertebrate...
The Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). It is a popular aquarium fish, where it is frequently sold under the trade name Zebra danio, and is also an important model organism. Characteristics The zebrafish arose in the Ganges region in Eastern India and is also native to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. It commonly inhabits streams, canals, ditches, ponds and slow-moving to stagnant water bodies, including rice fields. The...
The Orthoptera are an order of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, and katydids. Many insects in this order produce sound (known as stridulation) by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. Their ears, located in the front legs, are interconnected in such a way that they are able to locate each other by sound. Characteristics Orthopterans have two pairs of wings - the...
The Ghost Shrimp, Pestarella tyrrhena is a species of thalassinidean crustacean that dwells in shallow, sandy tunnels of the ocean floor in the Mediterranean Sea and northern Atlantic Ocean. Initially, the crustacean derived its name from the Tyrrhenian Sea where it inhabited. The crustacean was called formerly Callianassa tyrrhena, but current common terminology for the species is Ghost Shrimp or Mud Shrimp. Fishermen in the Mediterranean have used it as bait for at least 200 years...
