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Peruvian Gang Killed People To Sell Their Fat Say Police
20 November 2009
Police in Peru have arrested four people, three men and a woman, whom they allege are members of a gang suspected of killing up to 60 people
in order to extract their body fat to sell for thousands of dollars a litre to...
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Is Hepatic Differentiation Of Embryonic Stem Cells Induced By Valproic Acid And Cytokines?
19 November 2009
Embryonic stem (ES) cells, known for their capacity to proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into almost all types of cells including hepatocytes, have raised the hope of cellular replacement therapy for liver failure...
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Finding May Give Hope To More Leukemia Patients So They May Live Cancer-Free
16 November 2009
A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease returning...
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