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The Sorin Group, a global leader in medical technologies for cardiac surgery, has announced the European introduction of OVATIO, a new family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). OVATIO DR and OVATIO VR are designed to detect and convert life-threatening arrhythmias, preventing sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading cause of
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India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia to implement a pilot project for tele-education and tele-medicine under the Pan-African E-Network Project. The project aims to connect all 53 countries of the African Union, providing effective communication and connectivity among them. India will fund the project entirely, with
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South Korea's ruling Uri Party and opposition parties on Tuesday expressed regret over Hwang Woo-suk's fabrication of his stem cell research papers, calling for a thorough prosecution investigation into the discredited scientist. The parties also urged for a revamped verification system for scientific research and papers
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A academic panel at Seoul National University is investigating the work of South Korea's scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who published a study in 2004 claiming to have created patient-specific stem cells using DNA from a woman with diabetes. However, the panel has refused to comment on allegations that the
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has made a significant innovation in dental surgery by developing the world's first cordless laser scalpel. The new device, designed to increase maneuverability and hygiene in dental procedures, aims to challenge industry leader Yoshida Dental Trade Distribution Co.'s dominance in the market.
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Seoul National University's nine-member panel, led by Roe Jung-hye, a dean in the research affairs office, has provided an interim investigation report to the journal Science, indicating that there is no evidence to prove the existence of patient-tailored stem cells in Hwang Woo-suk's paper published in
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A nine-member investigating panel at Seoul National University (SNU) has commissioned another DNA test on the blood samples of Snuppy, a cloned Afghan hound, to verify its authenticity. The DNA test is part of the panel's widening probe into Hwang Woo-suk's stem cell research, which allegedly
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A team of South Korean experts is set to determine the authenticity of Snuppy, an Afghan Hound claimed to be the world's first cloned dog, through DNA analysis. The investigation into the work of stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk has been marred by controversy, including allegations of fabricated
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Pharmion Corporation and GPC Biotech AG have entered into a co-development and license agreement for satraplatin, an oral platinum-based compound in advanced clinical development. Satraplatin has shown promising safety and efficacy in a randomized study of first-line treatment of patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) and is currently the subject
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Elsevier MDL, a leading provider of informatics, database, and workflow solutions for the life sciences industry, has announced an agreement with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to contribute to the NIH's effort to catalog information on the biological properties of small molecules in its freely available PubChem
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Science magazine has warned against acting on unsubstantiated allegations of fraudulent South Korean stem cell research, stating that there is no scientific evidence to support such claims. The controversy surrounds stem cell pioneer Hwang Woo-suk and his research published in Science, which has been at the center of an ethics
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An ad hoc panel of experts from Seoul National University (SNU) is expected to scrutinize the authenticity of Professor Hwang Woo-suk's stem cell research in light of recent allegations. The university has announced an investigation into the use of human eggs in Hwang's research, which has
