by rss feed | Apr 4, 2023 | News Feeds, VSEL, VSELs
As we think about how much of a role belief should play in the hard sciences such as cell biology, a supposed cell type called VSEL or very-small embryonic stem cell-like cells comes to mind. For these guys it seems to me that the ratio of data to belief isn’t...
by rss feed | Jun 7, 2022 | adult pluripotent stem cell cells, Fact-check, News Feeds, pluripotent stem cells, V-cells, VSELs
A few people in the stem cell field keep arguing that adult pluripotent stem cells exist, including so-called “very small embryonic-like stem cells” or VSEL stem cells. These days the supposed cells are called VSELs or V-cells too. Only a handful of...
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 | Dec 3, 2020 | Elisabeth Bik, fake stem cells, Mariusz Ratajczak, MUSE cells, News Feeds, PubPeer, religion, STAP cells, University of Louisville, very small embryonic-like stem cells, VSEL, VSELs
The stem cell field has puzzled on and off for years over a constellation of papers on purported stem cells including so-called VSEL and MUSE cells. Many of us haven’t been convinced that these are real stem cells. I see VSEL and MUSE fitting into a larger...
by rss feed | Dec 3, 2020 | Elisabeth Bik, fake stem cells, Mariusz Ratajczak, MUSE cells, News Feeds, PubPeer, religion, STAP cells, University of Louisville, very small embryonic-like stem cells, VSEL, VSELs
The stem cell field has puzzled on and off for years over a constellation of papers on purported stem cells including so-called VSEL and MUSE cells. Many of us haven’t been convinced that these are real stem cells. I see VSEL and MUSE fitting into a larger...
