[estiv] stem cells, extending your life, ECHA terms, etc
- From: "Valk, J.B.F. van der (Jan)" <j.vandervalk@xxxxx>
- To: <estiv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:20:29 +0200
STEM CELLS MAKE 'RETINA IN A DISH'
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Mouse cells have been coaxed into forming a retina, the most complex
tissue yet engineered. Nature, 4/7
TINY ANTIBODY FRAGMENTS RAISED IN CAMELS FIND DRUG TARGETS IN HUMAN
BREAST CANCER CELLS
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011-04%2Ffoas-taf041111.php>
A new discovery, made with the help of camels, promises to help
physicians identify patients most likely to benefit from breast cancer
drug therapies. Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology, 4/11.
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: SCIENTISTS DIVIDED ON PILL TO REVERSE AGING
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&c=224029&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deseretnews.com%2Farticle%2F70012
6572%2FFountain-of-youth-Scientists-divided-on-pill-to-reverse-aging.htm
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Scientists tested TA-65, the natural telomere growth supplement, with
mice to show that aging could be reversed without cancer risk, something
that earlier research claimed about increasing telomere length. Deseret
News, 4/12.
EXTENDING WORMS' LIVES, AND MAYBE OUR OWN
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&c=224029&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlotteobserver.com%2F2011%2F04
%2F11%2F2214705%2Fscience-briefs.html%23ixzz1JEFDmAUD>
Scientists have found a fountain of youth, at least for the tiny C.
elegans worm. Charlotte Observer, 4/11.
ECHA-term launch - a success!
A multilingual REACH and CLP terminology database in 22 EU languages was
launched online last Tuesday. During the first week users in 58
countries ran over 5 000 enquiries in the database translating terms and
exploring definitions while over a hundred viewed the download
functionality.
You still can provide feedback on the functionalities of the ECHA-term
beta version until the end of business today by filling in the "Test
users feedback form".
More
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You can also inform or consult the ESTIV membership by sending your mail
to: estiv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please join the ESTIV group on LinkedIn so others can contact you
directly and are immediately updated when you change address and/or
position.
Jan van der Valk, PhD
ESTIV list owner
3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences, and NKCA
Dept. Animals in Science and Society
Fac. Veterinary Medicine
Email: J.vanderValk@xxxxx
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