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COMECE: Set Back for the Protection of Embryos: The European Union faces a Major Bioethical Challenge (25.7.2006)

Stem Cell Bill Gets Bush's First Veto (20.7.2006)
President Bush issued the first veto of his five-year-old administration yesterday, rejecting Congress's bid to lift funding restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research and underscoring his party's split on an emotional issue in this fall's elections.

Sperm created in the laboratory from embryonic stem cells produce viable progeny (11.7.2006)
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that embryonic stem (ES) cells cultured in the laboratory can produce sperm with the capacity to produce viable offspring. The research, published in the July issue of Developmental Cell, opens many exciting avenues for future studies, including investigation of mechanisms involved in sperm production and development of new treatment strategies for infertility.

Stem cells could be used in fight against AIDS (10.7.2006)
Human T-cells, a vital component of the immune system, have been successfully differentiated from embryonic stem (ES) cells for the first time. The work shows that it may be possible in the future to utilise ES cells to help fight diseases affecting the immune system such as...

Tissue Engineering Breakthrough Could Aid Human Fertility (6.7.2006)
A supportive gel capsule has allowed researchers to mature mouse eggs in the lab, which then went on to produce offspring for the first time.

Greffe de visage: première publication scientifique (5.7.2006)
L'équipe médico-chirurgicale française qui a effectué le 27 novembre 2005 au CHU d'Amiens, la première greffe partielle de visage, publie dans The Lancet, les protocoles chirurgicaux et immunologiques.