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• Blind baby heads to China for injected stem cells

  Jakob's fight started back in May. When he was just a few weeks old, doctors confirmed that young Jakob Bielskis was blind. The cause was first diagnosed as a problem with the optic nerve, but after further testing, Dawn Villeneuve soon learned her Read More...
  Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:24 PM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Blindness, China, stem cell therapy

• China's maiden spacewalk to be broadcast live

  China will broadcast live the nation's maiden spacewalk slated for 04:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Wang Zhaoyao, spokesperson with the manned space program. The spacewalk, or extra-vehicular activity (EVA), will last about 30 minutes, he said at Read More...
  Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 4:21 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space, China, astronaut, rocketry, spacewalk

• China launches Shenzhou-7 spacecraft

  China successfully launched its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country's first-ever space walk. The spaceship Shenzhou-7 blasted off on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Read More...
  Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:42 PM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: China, rocketry, manned spaceflight

• Stem-Cell Procedure Helps Girl To See

  Savannah Watring Went To China For Experimental Treatment Doctors said an 8-year-old girl would never see more than light and dark, but a Missouri family said seeing is believing.The family of Savannah Watring decided to take a chance on an experimental Read More...
  Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:31 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Blindness, China, stem cell therapy

• Shepherdsville KY child returns home after stem cell treatment in China

  WAVE 3 has been following the Goranflo family of Shepherdsville on their journey to take their two children to China for stem cell treatment not available here in the U.S. Both 5-year-old Hailey and 3-year-old Carter suffer from a rare condition called Read More...
  Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 3:07 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Stem cells, China, Batten Disease

• First Annual 2008 China Stem Cell Stem Cell Technology Forum

  Recently, Shenzhen’s Beike Biotechnology held the first annual 2008 China Stem Cell Stem Cell Technology Forum, a gathering that was attended by over 300 of the world’s most renowned stem cell biologist and researchers. The Mandarin-language Read More...
  Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:27 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Stem cells, China

• China develops rover for mission to moon

  Scientists in Shanghai are developing a nuclear-powered lunar rover for the country's first unmanned mission to the moon in 2012. It is designed to transmit video in real time, dig for and analyze soil samples, and produce three-dimensional images... Read more
  Posted Monday, April 02, 2007 3:14 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: China, Moon exploration

• Toronto Woman Returns From Stem Cell Treatment In China

  Cheryl Paget traveled all the way from Mississauga to China in the hopes that she might one day be able to walk again. The Toronto resident went in pursuit of a controversial operation involving stem cell treatment, and on Sunday she returned home and Read More...
  Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 5:33 PM by newsteam / 0 Comments

  Tags: Stem cells, China, Nerve regeneration, Paralysis, Medical tourism

• Space tourism on China's agenda?

  China may one day offer trips into space for tourists. It plans to launch more rockets, explore the moon and even help farmers by using satellite transmissions. ... Read more
  Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:09 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, China