{"id":18723,"date":"2013-07-25T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T13:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocasapiens-dweb.blogautore.repubblica.it\/?p=18723"},"modified":"2021-09-26T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:27:47","slug":"os-digest-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/25\/os-digest-15\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#039;s digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Su <em><strong>Nature<\/strong>:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/stricter-standards-sought-to-curb-stem-cell-confusion-1.13434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>articolo<\/strong><\/a> di Hen Shen sul tentativo di Pamela Robey &#8211; che dirige la Stem Cell Unit degli NHIs &#8211; e di un gruppo di ricercatori, rappresentanti di aziende biotech e di agenzie governative, di definire pi\u00f9 rigorosamente le &#8220;cellule staminali mesenchimali&#8221; e i loro usi clinici oltre a quelli noti dagli anni &#8217;60 (trapianti di midollo). Paolo Bianco concorda sul rigore, ma<\/p>\n<p><em>If I want to treat a disease of the brain with cells that for all intents and purposes are bone cells, the first thing I should come up with is a clear rationale.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lee Buckler, della societ\u00e0 canadese Cell Therapy Group, dice che<\/p>\n<p><em>introducing standard cell lines and tests into MSC research could make it easier to compare different therapeutic products. \u201cSome companies are going to feel delighted,\u201d he says, but adds that more-established businesses may find their products suddenly threatened by competing claims that are founded on clearer points of reference.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Come Stamina-Medestea, forse? Alison Abbott non ne parla, si <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/doifinder\/10.1038\/499390a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occupa<\/a> invece della scoperta, nei topi, delle &#8220;piccole simil-staminali embrioniche&#8221; del midollo&#8221; (VESL) da parte di ricercatori molto cattolici nel 2006,<\/p>\n<p><em>Together with the University of Louisville, Ratajczak patented his VSEL discovery. In 2007, Neostem acquired exclusive licensing rights and created its Stem For Life Foundation, which promotes adult stem cells as an ethical alternative to embryonic stem-cell therapy. Two years ago, the Vatican, which supports this approach, donated US$1 million to the foundation \u2014 the first time it had entered a joint venture with a trading company. It has since hosted two international conferences on adult stem cells, co-organized by Stem For Life and Neostem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finora solo chi collaborava con Ratajack riusciva a isolarle, ma ieri su <em>Stem Cell Reports<\/em> \u00e8 uscito il\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cell.com\/stem-cell-reports\/abstract\/S2213-6711(13)00050-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damning paper<\/a> di un grande lab (ne parlano anche <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1934590913003111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cell Stem Cell<\/a> &#8211; il top della categoria &#8211; e\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-scientist.com\/?articles.view\/articleNo\/36664\/title\/A-Wild-Stem-Cell-Chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Scientist<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Stem for Life, btw, aveva organizzato lo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/smoke-and-mirrors-1.12805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> pro Stamina in Vaticano.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/polopoly_fs\/7.11549.1374681960!\/image\/Bacteria-world-map-2.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape_630\/Bacteria-world-map-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; due articoli &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/the-antibiotic-alarm-1.12579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">di nuovo<\/a> &#8211; sulla resistenza dilagante agli anti-biotici di ultimo ricorso, entrambi raccomandati alle Ong: uno di\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/antibiotic-resistance-the-last-resort-1.13426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary McKenna<\/a> sui vari enterobatteri che resistono ormai anche ai vari carbapenem e uno di <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/mrsa-farming-up-trouble-1.13427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beth Mole<\/a> sugli abusi di antibiotici negli allevamenti per cui dagli anni &#8217;90 lo Stafilococco aureo \u00e8 diventato quasi invincibile.<br \/>\n&#8211; Andre Geim e la Grigorieva <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v499\/n7459\/full\/nature12385.html#affil-auth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>passano in rassegna<\/strong><\/a> le nuove strutture di Van der Waals fatte in cristalli bidimensionali e concludono con un vero e proprio programma di ricerca. Forse in tempo per Horizon 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Fra le ricerche:<\/p>\n<p>altro\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v499\/n7459\/full\/nature12338.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>paper<\/strong><\/a> notevole (secondo me) sui solitoni, questa volta &#8220;pesanti&#8221; e decisamente solitari nel loro super-BEC, del gruppo atomi freddi Harvard-MIT;<\/p>\n<p>l&#8217;albero genetico-evol- genealogico di sei nostri cugini stretti \u00e8 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v499\/n7459\/full\/nature12228.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>open access<\/strong><\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>S. Gulev, M. Latif, M. Keenlyside et al.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v499\/n7459\/full\/nature12268.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornano<\/a><\/strong> sull&#8217;oscillazione Nord Atlantica pluridecennale:<br \/>\n<em>in the mid-latitude North Atlantic and on timescales longer than 10?years, surface turbulent heat fluxes are indeed driven by the ocean and may force the atmosphere, whereas on shorter timescales the converse is true&#8230; This result, although strongest in boreal winter, is found in all seasons. Our findings suggest that the predictability of mid-latitude North Atlantic air\u2013sea interaction could extend beyond the ocean to the climate of surrounding continents.<\/em><br \/>\nVediamo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>Ancora in tema di clima, un <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcv.org\/issues\/polling\/recent-polling-on-youth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sondaggio<\/a> fatto da un&#8217;agenzia repubblicana e da una democratica tra elettori 19-34enni riceve dai media questi titoli<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2013\/07\/25\/2290901\/poll-three-quarters-of-young-independent-voters-describe-deniers-as-ignorant-out-of-touch-or-crazy\/\">Three-Quarters Of Young, Independent Voters Describe Deniers As \u2018Ignorant, Out Of Touch Or Crazy\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/jul\/25\/us-politics-climate-change-scepticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters think Republican climate dissenters &#8216;crazy&#8217;, bipartisan poll finds<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/2013\/07\/24\/bipartisan-poll-climate-change-deniers-ignorant-out-of-touch-or-crazy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bipartisan Poll: Climate Change Deniers \u2018Ignorant, Out Of Touch, Or Crazy\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/envirolib.org\/news\/republican-climate-dissenters-crazy-us-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican climate dissenters &#8216;crazy&#8217; &#8211; US poll<\/a><br \/>\nanche da \u00a0Fox News. \u00a0Da Climalteranti, intanto, Riccardo Reitano festeggia &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.climalteranti.it\/2013\/07\/24\/quindici-anni-di-mazze-da-hockey\/#more-2939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>15 anni di mazze da hockey<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; e il global cooling da<a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/07\/19\/uk-britain-fires-idUKBRE96I0SU20130719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Londra<\/a> a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/travel\/winter-is-the-new-summer-melbourne8217s-hottest-ever-july-day\/story-fni0b4w0-1226681388802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>Da Roars, Alberto Baccini svela il gioco delle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roars.it\/online\/vqr-le-classifiche-dellanvur-per-i-giornalisti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>cinque carte<\/strong><\/a> con le classifiche dell&#8217;ANVUR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Su Nature: &#8211; articolo di Hen Shen sul tentativo di Pamela Robey &#8211; che dirige la Stem Cell Unit degli NHIs &#8211; e di un gruppo di ricercatori, rappresentanti di aziende biotech e di agenzie governative, di definire pi\u00f9 rigorosamente le &#8220;cellule staminali mesenchimali&#8221; e i loro usi clinici oltre a quelli noti dagli anni&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/25\/os-digest-15\/\">Continua a leggere <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">O&#039;s digest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,10,23],"tags":[2483,4725,5809,6405,6489,7160],"class_list":["post-18723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-altri-animali","category-biologia","category-clima","category-non-profit","tag-evoluzione","tag-nature","tag-religione","tag-solitoni","tag-staminali","tag-vaticano","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18723"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41674,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18723\/revisions\/41674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}