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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012

Monday, October 8, 2012

was awarded jointly to Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamnaka “for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent” They also won the Lasker Award in 2009.  

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A collection of videos for discussion of ethical and social issues in developmental biology – Stem cells: I. Introduction to the topic

Monday, February 13, 2012

Over the years, I have been leading a discussion about the ethical and social issues of stem cells research in my class and have used a few useful videos on various aspects. You may find them useful too. I. Introduction to the topic “A Stem Cell Story” – a great introduction of human embryonic stem […]

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