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Scientists create functioning liver cells from stem cells – Health24

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2015-08-03 NEWS

Scientists create functioning liver cells from stem cells
Health24
“While other groups have been able to produce liver cells before us, their cells showed little functional activity, and could not be reliably used for drug discovery. In fact, up until now stem cell-derived hepatocytes showed little ability to predict

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2015-08-02 NEWS

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Mutation alert halts stemcell trial to cure blindness
New Scientist
The trial is the first to explore whether a type of stem cell known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat disease. These are made by taking cells from a patient’s skin and “rewinding” them to a premature stemcell state using a
Researchers identify protein crucial for stem cell survival using editing tool Phys.Org

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2015-08-02 NEWS

New Scientist

Mutation alert halts stemcell trial to cure blindness
New Scientist
The trial is the first to explore whether a type of stem cell known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat disease. These are made by taking cells from a patient’s skin and “rewinding” them to a premature stemcell state using a
Researchers identify protein crucial for stem cell survival using editing tool Phys.Org

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2015-08-02 NEWS

CTV News

‘How do you say thank you?’: leukemia survivor meets stem cell donor
CTV News
After meeting the stem cell donor whose act of kindness saved his life, Alan Dickeson was left speechless. “Words can’t explain it. I was glad to meet him,” Dickeson said. 15 years ago, the native of Quispamsis, N.B. was diagnosed with chronic myeloid …

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2015-08-02 NEWS

CTV News

‘How do you say thank you?’: leukemia survivor meets stem cell donor
CTV News
After meeting the stem cell donor whose act of kindness saved his life, Alan Dickeson was left speechless. “Words can’t explain it. I was glad to meet him,” Dickeson said. 15 years ago, the native of Quispamsis, N.B. was diagnosed with chronic myeloid …

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