by rss feed | May 29, 2022 | News Feeds, Parabiosis, stem cell blog, stem cells, Young blood
Parabiosis refers to the joining together of two animals, typically rodents in research. They become one interconnected living system that shares blood. Research on mouse parabiosis has sparked much interest in anti-aging therapies. These might utilize...
by rss feed | May 24, 2022 | Educational outreach, News Feeds, Outreach, stem cells, the Niche
There was a time when The Niche was just about the only stem cell blog or even stem cell-dedicated website more generally across the globe. I realized early on that I needed to reach people who don’t speak English or for whom English is not their first language....
by rss feed | Mar 27, 2022 | News Feeds, stem cells, VSELs
It’s been quite a ride doing this blog on stem cells and other technologies for more than a dozen years. So far it seems like I’ll keep it going. A large part of the reason is because of people needing good information about our field. Those people include...
by rss feed | Jan 26, 2022 | Blog, News Feeds, stem cells
Sometimes it’s useful to ask questions like, “How many stem cells are in the human body?” As we try to answer them we end up going through key aspects of cell biology and stem cell identity more generally. How many stem cells in the human body? It...
by rss feed | Nov 16, 2021 | News Feeds, Questions, stem cells
One of the most interesting parts of running The Niche is that I get all these questions about stem cells and related matters from readers. I try to answer questions regularly by email, but sometimes the volume catches up with me. For that reason I periodically try to...
by rss feed | Nov 7, 2021 | News Feeds, stem cells, weekly reads
The other day I was talking with some folks about stem cell policy on Zoom, which was great, but one phrase from them jumped out at me and gave me a laugh. “Joe Rogan is the Gwyneth Paltrow for bros.” It also just rings true to me. Some readers of The...
