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ISC Patent On Making Human Stem Cells Advances Cloning Technology

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Warren Woessner

  sale viagra without prescription Apart from being praised as an ethical work-around to the problems of destroying early-stage human embryos—often about to be discarded as surplusage by fertility clinics — to obtain human pluripotent stem cells, Revazova et al. … Continue reading →

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DNA As Information. “Synthetic Genome” Paper Brings New Life To Old Debate

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In the landmark paper by Gibson, Smith, Venter et al, Science Express (May 20, 2010), reporting the successful replacement of one bacterial genome by a completely synthetic, functional chromosome,  the authors note: “This work provides a proof of principle for … Continue reading →

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VENTER GROUP LABELS SYNTHETIC LIFE “PAT. PENDING”

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In the May 20th issue of Science Express, a group led by Daniel Gibson, Hamilton Smith and  J. Craig Venter published an article that got the full attention of scientists, bioethicists and IP attorneys worldwide: “Creation of a Bacterial Cell … Continue reading →

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CANCELLATION OF WARF STEM CELL CLAIMS: THE “DR. HYDE” SIDE OF KSR

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Warren Woessner

Recently, in a notably unremarked decision, the Board reversed the Examiner, effectively canceling all of the claims to pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (ES) in Thomson (U.S. Pat. No. 7029913): The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights v. Patent of Wisconsin Alumni … Continue reading →

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