Researchers at Rice University in Houston have found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and levels of air pollution and ozone. Their work has prompted more CPR training in at-risk communities. For the new study, the authors analyzed eight years’ worth of data drawn from Houston’s extensive network of air-quality monitors and more than …
The LA Times reports that J J Abrams will direct Star Wars Episode 7 J J Abrams is most famous for directing the relaunch Star Trek movies and the TV show Lost. “Star Wars: Episode VII” will be written by Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Toy Story 3.” Simon Kinberg …
Nature Biotechnology – An antibody against SSEA-5 glycan on human pluripotent stem cells enables removal of teratoma-forming cells An important risk in the clinical application of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), including human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (hESCs and hiPSCs), is teratoma formation by residual undifferentiated cells. We raised a monoclonal antibody against …