The first demonstration that a single adult stem cell can self-renew in a mammal was reported at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting. To find out more see Science Daily

Scientists are identifying the most relevant genes in human development using the chick as a model organism. The team at Edinburgh University are using advanced gene mapping techniques to study development, and then apply this knowledge to human disease. The full story can be found at...

The permission for these to be created was granted to enable work on medical research. It was in September of 2007 that the ability to create human-animal embryos to contribute towards research was enabled. There is much controversy over whether this should be allowed however. More can be found in...