DAEJEON, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — In the realm of stem cell technology, as nations forge ahead with their endeavors, South Korea has emerged as a formidable contender, boasting an average annual growth rate that has steadily surged, trailing only China, according to a recent report. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) divulged on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Monday its researchers have found how the novel coronavirus destroys lung cells by developing a “mini-lung” using stem cell technology. The university said its team at the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, and other researchers from the [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will require all registrations of embryonic stem cells to have consent forms from donors and a sample of their biological material on file to block unethical conduct in the research process, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday. The new regulation, effective from the day, obligates [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has approved CHA University’s embryonic stem cell research seven years after it submitted the plan, on condition that it abides by high ethical standards, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it allowed the research team led by Prof. Lee Dong-ryul to use [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been seven years since Korean stem cell research came to a full stop following controversy surrounding projects led by Dr. Hwang Woo-suk. However, it is expected that embryonic stem cell research will resume in the near future. Embryonic stem cells are cells extracted from the embryonic stage of [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Guus Hiddink, the Dutch soccer manager better known among Koreans as the national hero who took Team Korea to a historic fourth place finish in the 2002 World Cup, came back to Korea to participate in the K-League All-star game to be held at 8 pm on July 25. [...]
MUNICH, April 1, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - Scientists working on cancer research are now able to use a new non-adherent cell culture surface to support the formation of consistent cancer spheroids in vitro simulating the three-dimensional (3D) structures of tumor growth and providing a better model system for studying tumor cell progression and the efficacy [...]
Singapore, Mar 20, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from a single drop of finger-pricked blood. The method also enables donors to collect their own blood samples, which they can then send to a laboratory for [...]