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But the Real Question Is, Would Jenny McCarthy Use Them?

Dec 17, 2007

The Wall Street Journal has an article about using genomics to develop vaccines -- something that Novartis in particular has been developing. A vaccine for a certain form of meningitis, for instance, is showing promise in clinical trials and "Novartis plans to move [it] into a much-larger test involving thousands of children next year, says Rino Rappuoli, an Italian scientist who heads Novartis's vaccine research," according to the article.

 

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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.