Scientists find way to ‘keep the lights on’ for cell self-renewal

by rss feed | Nov 17, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

One remarkable quality of pluripotent stem cells is they are immortal in the lab, able to divide and grow indefinitely under the right conditions.

Research findings could lead to new insights on how to alter cells for therapeutic purposes

by rss feed | Nov 17, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

New research in flies shows how cells in adult reproductive organs maintain their sexual identity.

Key property of stem cells inhibited by tumor suppressor

by rss feed | Nov 17, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

A protein that plays a critical role in preventing the development of many types of human cancers has been shown also to inhibit a vital stem cell property called pluripotency, according to a study…

UCLA researchers identify unique protein key to the development of blood stem cells

by rss feed | Nov 14, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

Led by Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research member Dr.

Direct generation of neural stem cells could enable transplantation therapy

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

Induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) created from adult cells hold promise for therapeutic transplantation, but their potential in this capacity has been limited by failed efforts to maintain such cells…

A patterned piece of spinal cord in 3-D culture reconstructed

by rss feed | Nov 3, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research

Mouse embryonic stem cells differentiate into structures that resemble the neural tube and show the typical embryonic patterningThe confocal cross-section of a three-dimensional cyst shows the…