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| [press release] Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica Picture GallerySlice of ice core from Berkner Island, depth 120m. Trapped air bubbles (an archive of the past atmosphere) are visible in the ice.Click the image for a higher resolution versionIce core drilling at a Berkner Island drilling site. Scientists have succeeded in drilling 1000 metre-deep ice core and reached bedrock. The core gives a continuous reco... antarctica.ac.uk |
State leaders boost to Copenhagen Hopes are boosted for success at the Copenhagen climate summit as it emerges more than 60 state leaders are expected to attend. news.bbc.co.uk |
Temperature may hit high in 2010 The global average temperature could reach a record high in 2010, according to the UK's Met Office. news.bbc.co.uk |
Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.... hosted.ap.org |
Warning over claims of stem cell cures Scientists fear public confidence in their work risks being undermined by clinics selling bogus treatmentsInsufficient safeguards exist to stop desperate patients being exploited by clinics offering unproven stem cell cures, scientists and patients' groups warn as a Harley Street doctor goes before the General Medical Council accused of misconduct.The doctor, ÂRobert Trossel, is accused of sending patients from the UK to his Rotterdam clinic, where for up to £12,000 they could be injected with stem cells to help halt degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It has been suggested that Trossel's clinic was supplied by another firm, Advanced Cell Therapeutics, which offered to inject 400 booked patients in offshore waters on a ferry.The charges are that he offered, and made false claims about, treatments with stem cell therapy. Trossel denies the allegations against him.Stem cell scientists say they fear public confidence in their work risks being undermined by clinics that make false claims. Robin Lovell-Badge, head of stem cell biology at the National Institute for Medical Research, said: "To have charlatans trying … to make money from desperate patients is just terrible for the field."Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, said: "We have been concerned for some time about the regulatory gaps that allow practices, such as selling bogus treatments, to go unchallenged. It is high time that regulators took firm action to stamp out cowboy stem cell operations."The Human Tissue Authority, which regulates stem cell use in the UK, inspects licensed clinics to ensure safety and quality. The International Society for Stem Cell Research has issued patient guidelines.HealthEmbryos and stem cellsControversies in scienceMedical researchSarah Boseleyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |