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Epi5(TM) iPSC Reprogramming Vectors developed in collaboration with Nobel Prize-winning research team for reprogramming technology CARLSBAD, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the launch of Epi5(TM) Episomal iPSC Reprogramming Vectors, the world's first product to be fully commercialized based on technology that won its developers a Nobel Prize in 2012 for the ability to easily reprogram adult human cells into an early...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the world's most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among those elected this year is Glenn H. Hutchins, Co-Founder of Silver Lake. The list of the new members is located at https://www.amacad.org/members.aspx. One of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies, the Academy is also a leading...
LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 14(th) 2013, The Scientist Magazine cited comments from a Nobel Assembly spokesperson, who stated Dr. Rongxiang Xu's lawsuit against them was "Frivolous." At the heart of the lawsuit, Dr. Xu is urging the Nobel Assembly to clarify whether or not the human regenerative potential is innate or must be artificially created, as stated in its announcement of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Dr. Xu filed his lawsuit against...
LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, The Nobel Assembly responded to Dr. Rongxiang Xu's defamation lawsuit on Feb. 22, 2013 by filing a notice to remove the lawsuit from State Court to Federal Court, in Los Angeles. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/LA71370) According to attorneys for Dr. Xu, the transfer of the case to Federal Court would not affect the substantive nature of the lawsuit but is merely a procedural...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Academic professionals, advocacy groups and former Nobel peace prize winners are among those joining forces to launch a new, international effort to ban autonomous weapons, according to various media reports published over the weekend. The Stop the Killer Robots initiative, which is being spearheaded by Sheffield University professor and artificial intelligence guru Dr. Noel Sharkey, is attempting to stop production of these...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rongxiang Xu, the founder of "human body regenerative restoration science" and a renowned life scientist and medical scientist, addresses The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet's initial statement regarding his lawsuit filing last week against the Academy citing Libel and unfair competition. The Assembly provided a statement on their site: http://www.nobelprizemedicine.org/?p=3226 whereby they implied they have not heard of Dr....
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rongxiang Xu, the founder of "human body regenerative restoration science" and a renowned life scientist and medical scientist, has filed a lawsuit today against The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, a Swedish corporation, aka, Nobelforsamlingen. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet is a body which awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The suit filed in Superior Court of the State of California, Orange County...
STOCKHOLM, December 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online audiences have an opportunity to pose questions to Nobel Laureates, other prominent scientists and thought leaders about genetics and genomics at a unique science conference, titled Nobel Week Dialogue, taking place on December 9th 2012. Focusing on the theme of "The Genetic Revolution and its Impact on Society", this one day meeting will review current and future prospects for personalised medicine, genetically modified...
STOCKHOLM, December 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nobel Lectures and Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies will be streamed live on Nobelprize.org [http://www.nobelprize.org ], the official website of the Nobel Prize and the official channels on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/thenobelprize ] and Google +. [https://plus.google.com/b/103477693143895827696/103477693143895827696/posts ] On 7 and 8 December, the 2012 Nobel Laureates will explain their achievements and discoveries in their...
[ Watch the Video: Chocolate-Eating Countries Have More Nobel Prize Winners ] Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online New research from the New England Journal of medicine suggests that Cathy (from the comic strip “Cathy”) could one day win the next Nobel prize. Certain plant-based foods, such as green tea, fruits and, oh yes, chocolate and red wine have already been shown to improve cognitive function and even stave off the risk of dementia. The flavanols found...
