No more gaps with home-grown teeth
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- No more gaps with home-grown teeth
- Finding your way back home Grown children return to the family nest…
- On farm, O’s batting crop lean: Front office says top position…
- From Front of the Class to Center Stage
- 48 hours in Vientiane
- The great unknown
No more gaps with home-grown teeth
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Feb 24, 2007
A similar technique might one day replace missing teeth in humans. Takashi Tsuji at the Tokyo University of Science in Japan and his colleagues extracted single tooth mesenchymal and epithelial cells – the two cell types that develop into a tooth – from mouse embryos. They persuaded these cells to multiply and injected them into a drop of collagen gel. Within days, the cells formed tooth buds, the early stage of normal tooth formation… The engineered teeth also developed a healthy blood supply and nerve connections (Nature Methods, DOI: 10. Other researchers have previously grown intact teeth from engineered tooth buds implanted in the kidneys of mice. They stopped short of showing that engineered buds could develop into teeth in the jaw (New Scientist, 26 June 2004, p 13). The cells in Tsuji’s study were taken from embryos, meaning the technique would be difficult apply to humans for now. His team is now planning to look for adult cells, such as epithelial or mesynchymal stem cells, that could be used instead. From issue 2592 of New Scientist magazine, 24 February 2007, page 18.
Finding your way back home Grown children return to the family nest…
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 24, 2007
Despite Thomas Wolfe’s claim that you can’t go home again, that’s exactly what David Schaefer did. Six years ago, he and his wife, Dawn Miller, returned to the home in the Richmond District where he grew up. They were continuing a family tradition: “When one generation passes, another moves in,” said Schaefer of the building where he and his family now live in the flat above his parents. “I was excited to move back to San Francisco. It’s where my heart was, and I had a lot of great memories,” Schaefer said… Despite Thomas Wolfe’s claim that you can’t go home again, that’s exactly what David Schaefer did. Six years ago, he and his wife, Dawn Miller, returned to the home in the Richmond District where he grew up. They were continuing a family tradition: “When one generation passes, another moves in,” said Schaefer of the building where he and his family now live in the flat above his parents. “I was excited to move back to San Francisco. It’s where my heart was, and I had a lot of great memories,” Schaefer said. The building has been home to five generations of his family — dating to his great-grandfather, who bought the place shortly after the 1906 earthquake.
On farm, O’s batting crop lean: Front office says top position…
Free with registration – Baltimore Sun – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 24, 2007
Orioles outfielders Val Majewski and Jeff Fiorentino are here trying to make an impression also, though scouts don’t project either as much more than a major league bench player. If you are looking for an impact position prospect, a player who is close to arriving in the majors and becoming a fixture in the Orioles’ lineup for years to come, there is none to be found around the grounds of Fort Lauderdale Stadium this spring. For all the strides the Orioles’ farm system has made and for all the good young arms it boasts, the organization is probably at least two years away from seeing a home-grown position player arrive at the major league level ready to make a difference. “Their cupboard really is pretty, pretty bare,” said Kevin Goldstein, a national writer for Baseball Prospectus. “There is just not a whole lot of that system in terms of.
From Front of the Class to Center Stage
Washington Post – Feb 24, 2007
“Hey! That’s Tabi!” mom exclaimed. They stopped badgering him. Unlike most home-grown hip-hop wannabes, Bonney’s dreams are coming true. Washington has launched its share of musical royalty, from the Duke (as in Ellington) to the Godfather of Go Go (as in Chuck Brown). But no local rap artist has found chart-busting fame beyond the Beltway. Bonney is not a marquee name, far from it. But he has begun to impress local deejays and producers, a crusty, heard-it-all crowd that has endured a litany of D… ” But “it felt like they had no hope, and I couldn’t change that. “He quit and produced a line of silk-screened T-shirts that he still sells to boutiques. He also turned back to his music, writing songs and performing at clubs. His parents were appalled. His father, Itadi Bonney, knew firsthand how hard it was to survive as a musician. A well-known guitarist in his homeland, Togo, he wrote songs protesting the despotic rule of former President Gnassingbe Eyadema. After moving here, he learned that the president’s allies had vowed to kill him if he returned.
48 hours in Vientiane
NEWS.com.au – Feb 24, 2007
For Japanese, Fujiwara on Luang Prabang Rd has sushi and tempura. Or for Indian naan and vegetarian dishes, Nazim on Fa Ngum Rd is the spot. Home-grown fine coffee is sold at street stalls all over Vientiane. Sit down and relax with a cuppa at one of the cafes and bakeries along Chao Anou Rd where a good cup of coffee and pastry is a bargain, priced at less than $1. Night-life
If you like to party until the sun comes up, Vientiane may not be for you.
The great unknown
The Age – Feb 24, 2007
Douglas Coupland praising his work in glowing terms. The New York Times heralding it as his break-out book, andall three books attracting film deals and interest from Hollywoodfigures such as John Cusack and George Clooney. There’s nothinglike a home-grown cultural success story. See, here’s the thing.