Biologists try to work out bugs in GM insect technology

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Advances in insect molecular biology have allowed the creation of genetically modified (GM) insects for infectious disease control to step out of realm of science fictions. But experts say the technology must clear unique scientific and political challenges before it can become a real solution.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering, Genetic aspects, Communicable diseases, Insects

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Bitter criticism sours new diabetes research plan

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) new research program to fight juvenile diabetes is presented. The JDRF launched the first phase of its program on beta cell regeneration, a process that would replace the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells destroyed in type 1 diabetes.

Juvenile diabetes, Diabetes in children, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

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Bone marrow transplant paper revives contentious debate on fertility

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A report on the stem cells in the bone marrow that replenish the egg supply in mice, which has suggested that adult females can make new eggs under the right conditions, has raised questions on fertility.

Bone marrow, Bone marrow transplantation, Reproduction (Biology), Reproduction

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