Having proved that the technique works in mice, Dr Wu and Mr Pearl have now moved on to monkeys.

ECONOMIST: Breaching the body's defences

Dr Wu and Mr Pearl realised that if they could stop the handshake happening, they would have a way of dampening the immune system's ability to detect transplanted organs.

ECONOMIST: Breaching the body's defences

After reviewing Dr. Wu's original autopsy report, Dr. Adelstein concluded that Mr. Todd was garroted to death, meaning choked with a cord or similar item.

WSJ: Singapore: Experts Agree U.S. Man's Apparent Suicide

Dr Bin Wu and Professor W John Morgan, 24 July 2011, Issue: 181.

UNESCO: Purpose/Objectives of the Chair

In the 10 years since SARS, the public hospital system has seen an exodus of many of its most talented workers, said Dr. Wu, because many have been lured away by higher-paying private sector jobs.

WSJ: Hong Kong Steps Up Bird-Flu Measures

David Fowler, the chief medical examiner for the U.S. state of Maryland, said in a February report that he fully concurred with the original autopsy findings by Dr. Wu, deeming the death a suicide, Mr. Tai said.

WSJ: Singapore: Experts Agree U.S. Man's Apparent Suicide

Dr. Wu says fatty acids such as linoleic acid have been shown in scientific studies to be good for dry skin and since dry skin can look more wrinkled, this could soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

WSJ: An Oil's Promises, From Cooking to Cosmetics

It takes about four weeks for a skin cell to be "primed" for reprogramming, and then it takes an additional three to four weeks for iPS colonies to grow, according to Dr. Joseph Wu, study co-author and assistant professor of cardiology and radiology at Stanford's School of Medicine.

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By creating a perfect crystal on a computer and then testing it, Dr Ceder and Mr Wu have deduced that thermal vibrations are not the problem.

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