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ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.

This development could lead to simpler pharmaceutical drug testing, closer study of immune system defects and a continuous supply of blood for transfusions.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In a move that will directly create at least 2,000 jobs during the next decade and accelerate expansion of the University of Michigan's research activities critical to the state's economic development, the U-M Board of Regents today approved the purchase of the Ann Arbor property of pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc.

In time, U-M anticipates replacing—and even exceeding—the number of high-quality jobs once located at the site.

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St. Joseph, Michigan, December 10th, 2008 – GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology and pathway analysis, today announced that A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence (COE). SIgN researchers will have access to GeneGo’s MetaCore, training and advanced support. SIgN COE will provide a pathway analysis environment for all SIgN researchers.

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A carbon nanotube-coated “smart yarn” that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Diversity is valuable socially, economically and now environmentally.

Research by Michigan State University scientists has found that growing more corn to produce ethanol – creating less diverse landscapes – reduces the ability of beneficial insects to control pests, a loss valued at about $58 million per year in the four states studied (Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin).