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When is a stem cell really a stem cell?

When is a stem cell really a stem cell?

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells -- adult cells reprogrammed to look and function like versatile embryonic stem cells -- are of growing interest in medicine. They may provide a way to ...


The skyline of Tokyo in Japan, where scientists have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets

Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will loose its high-tech edge.


Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...


Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.


Scientists turn stem cells into precursors for sperm, eggs

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Human embryonic stem cells derived from excess IVF embryos may help scientists unlock the mysteries of infertility for other couples struggling to conceive, according to new research from the Stanford University School of ...


Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.


On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells

On your last nerve: Researchers advance understanding of stem cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance ...


Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's ...


What drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenome

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Although the human genome sequence faithfully lists (almost) every single DNA base of the roughly 3 billion bases that make up a human genome, it doesn't tell biologists much about how its function is regulated. Now, researchers ...


First reconstitution of an epidermis from human embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stem cell research is making great strides. This is yet again illustrated by a study carried out by the I-STEM Institute (France), published in the Lancet on 21 November 2009. The I-STEM team, directed by Marc Peschanski has su ...


Disgraced cloning expert convicted in SKorea (AP)

Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea (Update)

Biology / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related ...


Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

Salamanders, regenerative wonders, heal like mammals, people

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (25) | comments 13

The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord -- even bits of lopped-off brain. But it turns out that remarkable ability isn't so mysterious after ...


Scientists closer to making implantable bone material

Scientists closer to making implantable bone material

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are closer to understanding how to grow replacement bones with stem cell technology, thanks to research published today in the journal Nature Materials.


Researchers create first targeted knockout rats using zinc finger nuclease technology

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Scientists from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Sangamo Biosciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. (OMT) and INSERM today announced the creation of the first genetically ...


Stem cells

Researchers discover genetic circuit that regulates behavior of stem cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Jordi Garcia Ojalvo -- a lecturer at the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering of the Universitat Politčcnica de Catalunya’s School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT, ...