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* [http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/cloning.htm How Cloning Works]
 
* [http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/cloning.htm How Cloning Works]
  
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* http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd160798
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* [https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/living-with-pd/topic.php?stem-cells Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease] at the Michael J. Fox Institute<br>This is a good resource for getting a basic understanding of the cause of Parkinson's disease. Also click around and look at other treatment options under "Understanding Parkinsons". For example, [https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/living-with-pd/topic.php?medication-motor-symptoms medications for motor symptoms].
* https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=stem+cells+AND+parkinson%27s
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* Barker, R. A., Drouin-Ouellet, J., Parmar, M. (2015) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240036 Cell-based therapies for Parkinson disease—past insights and future potential.] ''Nat. Rev. Neurol.'' '''11''': 492–503.<br>Comprehensive review of subject.
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* Barker, R. A., Parmar, M., Kirkeby, A., Björklund, A., Thompson, L., Brundin, P. (2016) [http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd160798 Are Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease Ready for the Clinic in 2016?] ''J. Parkinsons. Dis.'' '''6''': 57–63.<br>Up to the minute updates.
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* [https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=stem+cells+AND+parkinson%27s List of current clinical trial's for Parkinson's Disease involving stem cells]
  
 
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* http://www.eurostemcell.org/commentanalysis/eight-tiny-organs-grown-scientists
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Focus on treatment of myocardial infarction and related heart disease.
* http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/big-idea/organ-regeneration-text
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* [https://report.nih.gov/nihfactsheets/viewfactsheet.aspx?csid=62 NIH Regenerative Medicine Fact Sheet] for a quick overview of the field.
* http://www.popsci.com/scientists-grow-transplantable-hearts-with-stem-cells
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* Kempf, H., Andree, B., Zweigerdt, R. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658242 Large-scale production of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes.] ''Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev.'' '''96''': 18–30.
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* Medhekar, S. K., Shende, V. S., Chincholkar, A. B. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27426082 Recent stem cell advances: Cord blood and induced pluripotent stem cell for cardiac regeneration - a review.] ''Int. J. Stem Cells'' '''9''': 21–30.
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* [http://www.eurostemcell.org/commentanalysis/eight-tiny-organs-grown-scientists Eight tiny organs grown by scientists] Euro Stem Cell.<br>Why might you want to grow a tiny organ?

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