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Convicted murderer on death row found dead in cell

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:10 -0400

RIDGEVILLE, South Carolina - A 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate has been found dead in his cell.

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:42:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

Arizona death row inmate is apparent suicide

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:34:55 -0400

PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate who murdered his wife and young daughter nearly 27 years ago died Friday in what the Department of Corrections called an apparent suicide.

Kan. panel approves plan to fund stem cell center

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:56:05 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A Kansas House committee has approved a proposal to spend $1.2 million to fund a new research center for potential medical cures with adult stem cells.

Suspect in doctor's death found dead in jail cell

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:20:07 -0400

OLATHE, Kansas - Johnson County authorities say a man charged in the death of a South Carolina pediatrician died in his jail cell.

Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:44:16 -0400

CHICAGO - A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.

A terrorist sleeper cell dismantled in Mali

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:21:10 -0400

BAMAKO, Mali - Police in Mali's capital have dismantled a terrorist cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, three officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Gov.: Use bioscience money for stem cell center

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:17:32 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Gov. Sam Brownback says the state should divert $1.15 million from bioscience efforts to fund a new adult stem cell center at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

OSBI investigates jail-cell death of rape suspect

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:04 -0400

CLAREMORE, Oklahoma - Authorities say an inmate in the Rogers County jail was found dead in his cell after apparently electrocuting himself.

Minnesota transplant aims at HIV and leukemia

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:06:19 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Doctors at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital are hoping a cord blood transplant will cure a boy diagnosed with HIV and leukemia.