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Command (USAMRMC). The other members organizations of the team were the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Coagulation and Blood Research, StemBioSys, and Maryland-based RoosterBio Inc. The funding supported the development of large-scale manufacturing capabilities for clinical-grade stem cells to be used for regenerative medicine research and therapeutic purposes.
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Between 1996 and 2000, the NCATF had opened investigations into 945 arsons, bombings or attempted bombings at places of worship. One third of these occurred at black churches. Fourteen percent of the people arrested for these arsons were between ages 6 and 13 years old, while 25% were between 14 and
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I have vivid and painful memories of black churches being burned in my own State when I was a child. In 1963 all
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GenCure focuses on the development of cell-based therapies, providing biomanufacturing capabilities for clinical research and use. GenCure operates the Texas Cord Blood Bank, which collects and processes umbilical cord for banking, stem cell therapy, and research.
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QualTex Laboratories was established in 2007 as a separate nonprofit dedicated exclusively to testing. Linda Myers, who joined South Texas Blood & Tissue Center in 1994, led QualTex until becoming Interim President and CEO of BioBridge Global in 2012.
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In total, 305 defendants were convicted in 224 cases. Fifty-eight percent of the defendants convicted of federal charges relating to arson or bombing were found to have been "motivated by bias."
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diagnosed in the United States. Vinson's blood was collected at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center in Austin, then brought to San Antonio for routine testing at QualTex Laboratories.
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