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Journal Journal: Stem-cell transplantation improves muscular dystrophy

Journal by stemceller on Sunday January 20, 2008 @03:42PM

Using embryonic stem cells from mice, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have prompted the growth of healthy - and more importantly, functioning - muscle cells in mice afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study represents the first time transplanted embryonic stem cells have been shown to restore function to defective muscles in a model of muscular dystrophy. The researchers'

Yahoo Sued for Giving User Information to China 114

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 19, 2007 @05:44PM from the not-yodeling-at-the-moment dept.

taoman1 wrote with news of a CNN article about a suit brought against Yahoo! for alleged aiding in human rights violations. The World Organization for Human Rights USA has filed suit against the search company for (so the suit claims) assisting in torture by revealing information that led to the arrest of dissidents. "The lawsuit cites federal laws that govern torture and other violations of international law. Plaintiffs included jailed dissident Wang Xiaoning and his wife, Yu Ling, who was visiting San Francisco this week as part of the group's campaign. Sklar said he knew of three other cases, but the dissidents were reluctant to join the complaint for fear of harm to their families living in China. Among those three dissidents is journalist Shi Tao, who was sentenced in 2005 to 10 years in jail."

Comment #include (Score 2, Funny) 116

by Radical250 on Saturday April 01, 2006 @11:44AM (#15041802) Attached to: OpenSSH Vulnerability Discovered

This exploit has been found to be connected to a flaw in the Beer.h library. Work to resolve this issue will be resumed shortly after those responsible are sober again.

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