by rss feed | Jun 5, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
By manipulating a family of proteins found on cell surfaces, study shows it may be possible to get bone marrow stem cells to differentiate into brain cells rather than other types.
by rss feed | Jun 3, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
For many scientists, the clinical promise of stem cells has been dampened by very real concerns that the immune system will reject the transplanted cells before they could render any long-term…
by rss feed | Jun 1, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
In any animal’s lifecycle, the shift from egg cell to embryo is a critical juncture.
by rss feed | May 30, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
To be suitable for medical transplantation, one idea is that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) need to remain “undifferentiated” i.e. they are not changing into other cell types.
by rss feed | May 22, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
In the body, a skin cell will always be skin, and a heart cell will always be heart.
by rss feed | May 19, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal that is more closely related to humans that it is possible to make new bone from stem-cell-like induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) made…
