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First Use of DNA Fingerprinting to identify viable embryos (ZILOS-tk)

May 13, 2008: Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed successfully to result in the births of healthy babies. The technique, combined with sampling cells from blastocysts (the very early embryo) before implantation in the womb, opens the way to pin-pointing a handful of genes that could be used to identify those blastocysts most likely to result in a successful pregnancy. Read more...

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XYClone Featured in BBC Video

April 1, 2008: Scientists at Newcastle University have created part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos for the first time in the UK. An unfertilized cows egg was cut open by the XYClone laser, and virtually all the genetic material was extracted. DNA derived from a human skin cell was then injected into the egg. By using electric shock, the hybrid embryos started growing. It grew for 3 days to 32 cells. The embryo is 99.9% human and 0.1% cow. They hope to grow them for 6 days to extract the stem cells.

Barbara Walters Special: Live to be 150 (XYClone)

April 1, 2008: The report included an interview with Dr. Robert Lanza, MD, Chief Scientific Officer at Advanced Cell Technology. During the interview, Dr. Lanza and Ms. Walters discussed a number of Advanced Cell Technology's research platforms including its blastomere program for creating human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines without impacting the developmental potential of embryos as well as the company's research into developing a universal O negative red blood cell bank using human embryonic stem cell science. Advanced Cell Technologies uses a XYClone laser for their research applications.