Pulse

Briefs

A Thai physician talks heart therapy in Minnesota, athletes bank stem cells, a genetic explanation for mysterious deaths.

It’s in the Genes

As genetic testing gives more clues about who is at risk for disease, the need for genetic counselors grows.

Bringing Cells to Service

A cell-therapy facility at the University of Minnesota turns scientists’ ideas into potential treatments.

The Power of Two

By combining their research strengths, Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota are hoping to become national leaders in medical genomics.

Egg-stracting Answers

A Minnesota epidemiologist helps answer questions about the risk of egg donation for research.

May 2007 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

Code You

By Jeanne Mettner

Research is paving the way for a new kind of care that's tailor-made for our genetic makeup. But some say it could be a long time before it reaches the average physician.

Face to Face

Heart Maker

By Carmen Peota

Build a heart out of stem cells? It's not a crazy idea to University of Minnesota researcher Doris Taylor.

Perspective

Operation

By Carol Pearce-Worthington

A little girl's memory becomes medical history.

Book Review

A Biology Watcher's Notebook

By Charles Meyer, M.D.

Decades after they were written, lessons about the relationship between humans, nature, and molecular biology still hold true.

Clinical and Health Affairs

Genetic Tests Physicians Should Know

By Kara Mensink, M.S., and Matthew Ferber, Ph.D.

 

A Primer on Stem Cell Research

By Meri Firpo, Ph.D., and Nobuaki K. Kikyo, M.D., Ph.D.

 

Editor's Note

Molecular Mind

 

MMA Viewpoint

MMA Tackles Tough Issues

 

MMA News

Imaging Moratorium Rejected
Bill Seeks to Curb Online Drug Seeking
Smoke Clears after Battle of Blue Earth
House and Senate Pledge Universal Health Coverage
MMA Seeks Members to Serve on Committees
Smoking Ban Clears Final House Committee

 


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