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Woman, 90, found dead on toilet; 2 charged
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM
NECEDAH, Wis., May 12 (UPI) -- A man and woman in Wisconsin face criminal charges after police found the decomposing body of a 90-year-old woman on a toilet, officials said. -
Parvati Shallow wins 'Survivor'
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
LOS ANGELES, May 12 (UPI) -- Parvati Shallow has been awarded the $1 million grand prize and title of sole survivor on "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites." -
Walker's World: Georgia on my mind
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM
By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12 (UPI) -- Russia's new leadership is bullying Georgia because the Europeans and Americans are at odds; at risk is the only pipeline from the vast Caspian oil basin that is not under Russia's control.
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Woman, 90, found dead on toilet; 2 charged
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM
NECEDAH, Wis., May 12 (UPI) -- A man and woman in Wisconsin face criminal charges after police found the decomposing body of a 90-year-old woman on a toilet, officials said. -
Parvati Shallow wins 'Survivor'
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
LOS ANGELES, May 12 (UPI) -- Parvati Shallow has been awarded the $1 million grand prize and title of sole survivor on "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites." -
Walker's World: Georgia on my mind
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM
By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12 (UPI) -- Russia's new leadership is bullying Georgia because the Europeans and Americans are at odds; at risk is the only pipeline from the vast Caspian oil basin that is not under Russia's control. -
Man hospitalized for tiger scratches
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 12 (UPI) -- A worker at Ohio's Toledo Zoo was hospitalized after a tiger reached across a barricade and scratched his chest, a zoo spokesman said. -
'Math geek' stigma repels students
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:20 AM
LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- Despite "math geeks" making millions during the dot.com era, the math geek stigma keeps many from studying mathematics, a British and Welsh study says. -
Rail workers in Britain to vote on strike
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM
LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- More than 12,000 Rail Maritime and Transport Union members in Britain have been asked to vote on a possible strike, union officials said Monday.
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Special stem cell work to come to U.S.
Published: June 22, 2007 at 6:13 PM
TORONTO, June 22 (UPI) -- Canada's Tissue Regeneration Therapeutics Inc. will exclusively license a type of stem cell technology to U.S. firm Stem Cell Authority Ltd.
The agreement, announced this week, will net TRT more than $20 million in licensing fees and annual minimum royalties over the next four years.
The new technique is called human umbilical cord perivascular cell (HUCPVC) technology, and is used to extract and bank mesenchymal cells from umbilical cords.
Unlike cord blood stem cells, which are blank slates and can develop into any tissue in the body, mesenchymal cells are more developed and are considered specific building blocks for muscle, bone and connective tissue. They also regulate the immune system, and lead inventor John Davis, of the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, said HUCPVCs could be used against autoimmune and inflammatory problems, such as Crohn's disease, juvenile diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The TRT technique has been available to the Canadian public since March 2007 through CReAte Cord Blood Bank, which markets HUCPVCs as Peristem.
Jeffrey Turner, TRT's CEO, said the company will also expand into the Middle Eastern and Australian markets.
The agreement, announced this week, will net TRT more than $20 million in licensing fees and annual minimum royalties over the next four years.
The new technique is called human umbilical cord perivascular cell (HUCPVC) technology, and is used to extract and bank mesenchymal cells from umbilical cords.
Unlike cord blood stem cells, which are blank slates and can develop into any tissue in the body, mesenchymal cells are more developed and are considered specific building blocks for muscle, bone and connective tissue. They also regulate the immune system, and lead inventor John Davis, of the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, said HUCPVCs could be used against autoimmune and inflammatory problems, such as Crohn's disease, juvenile diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The TRT technique has been available to the Canadian public since March 2007 through CReAte Cord Blood Bank, which markets HUCPVCs as Peristem.
Jeffrey Turner, TRT's CEO, said the company will also expand into the Middle Eastern and Australian markets.
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