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Meet the stem cell scientist mending broken hearts
September 09, 2021
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for all Australians. Every year more than 57,000 Australians suffer a heart attack. Many develop heart failure. Westmead Institute of Medical Research/University of Sydney scientist Associate Professor James...
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As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?
April 19, 2021
The recent announcement that scientists have made human-monkey embryos and cultured them in the lab for two weeks made international headlines. Story by Megan Munsie, The University of Melbourne and Julian Koplin, The University of Melbourne. Image...
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World first: Model embryos made in the lab from human skin cells
March 18, 2021
In breaking news overnight, Australian scientists have created embryo-like structures—dubbed iBlastoids—in the lab from reprogrammed living human skin cells. The research was led by Monash University stem cell scientist Professor Jose Polo, who was one of...
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