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Jul 24, 2007

Put this on your to-do list: TiVo today's episode of ScienceNow on PBS. The NOVA folks will be discussing epigenetics, among other topics. PBS is also accepting questions on the subject (epigenetics news blogger Trevor Covert has information on how to submit) and passing them along to Duke's Randy Jirtle for answers.

 

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Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.