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...diabetes - may still be a few years away. Even iPS cells have yet to prove that they are a safe and suitable substitute for the diseased cells they might eventually replace in a patient. Ensuring their safety would require doing away with dangerous genes that can also cause cancer, as well as the retroviral carriers that Yamanaka originally used. Melton's team has already replaced two of the genes with chemicals, and he anticipates that the remaining ones will be swapped out in a few years. There are also hints that the iPS cells' short-circuited development makes them different...
...October Melton's team makes human iPS cells by replacing two of the four genes, known to cause cancer, with chemicals. All four must be swapped out before iPS-generated cells can be transplanted into people...
...glass ceiling in those days," she later reflected. "It was concrete." Yet, as author Gerber says, "Ruth's maverick spirit fueled her drive and her risk-taking in the early years of Mattel." The dream went sour for Handler, though. First, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, at 62, she became a convicted felon after filing false financial reports. She was forced out of her company because of the scandal. Still, by the end of her life in 2002, she was celebrated by a new generation of working women who forgave her transgressions. "Ruth personified her own ideal...
...great friend Kay Yow, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who died at 66 on Jan. 24 after a long, courageous fight with breast cancer, just had a way of dealing with the disease. She fought it for more than two decades--Kay got her first diagnosis in 1987--but never played the pity role. She always gravitated to other people and asked them how they were holding up. Kay wanted to help others with their battles, even though she was fighting the toughest...
...established a cancer-research fund in her name, and I encourage you to visit JimmyV.org to learn more about it. Let's fight this disease with energy, bravery and grace. Just...