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WebWire 6/20/2006 
 
In a dramatic display of stem cells’ potential for healing, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists reports that it has engineered new, completed, fully working motor neuron circuits -- neurons stretching from spinal cord to target muscles -- in paralyzed adult animals.

The research, in which mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells were injected into rats whose virus-damaged spinal cords model nerve disease, shows that such cells can be made to ...

ABC News 6/6/06

Stepping into a research area marked by controversy and fraud, Harvard University scientists said Tuesday they are trying to clone human embryos to create stem cells they hope can be used one day to help conquer a host of diseases.

"We are convinced that work with embryonic stem cells holds enormous promise," said Harvard provost Dr. Steven Hyman...

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