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Stiffness Matters in Stem Cell Differentiation – Drug Discovery & Development

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2014-08-11 NEWS

Stiffness Matters in Stem Cell Differentiation
Drug Discovery & Development
Cells grown on hydrogels of the same stiffness all display fat cell markers and deform the Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have proven that when it comes to guiding stem cells into a specific cell type, the stiffness of the

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2014-08-11 NEWS

Stiffness Matters in Stem Cell Differentiation
Drug Discovery & Development
Cells grown on hydrogels of the same stiffness all display fat cell markers and deform the Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have proven that when it comes to guiding stem cells into a specific cell type, the stiffness of the

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2014-08-11 NEWS

Stem Cells‘ Epigenetic Mask Slips, Revealing the Face of Chromatin Dynamics
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
“Too few” and “too fleeting”—these complaints are common among scientists who try to observe how genes are switched on and off when stem cells differentiate. These events, epigenetic maskings and unmaskings of DNA’s regulatory regions, take cells from …
Beyond DNA: Epigenetics Plays Large Role in Blood FormationNewswise (press release)
Not Only in DNA’s HandsHealthCanal.com

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2014-08-11 NEWS

Human Longevity, Celgene Ink Placental Stem Cell Deal
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Human Longevity (HLI), the genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company that J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., recently co-founded, has made a deal with Celgene Cellular Therapeutics (CCT) to license, develop, and co-promote Celgene’s …
Human Longevity, Inc. and Celgene Cellular Therapeutics Sign License PR Newswire (press release)

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2014-08-11 NEWS

Further expansion for specialist tooth stem cell bank BioEden as they launch
PR Web (press release)
The stem cell banking facility is accessible through a network of dentists who attended the launch event at the Sheraton Hotel in San Salvador, the countries capital city. As stem cell baking from children’s teeth grows in popularity, dentists all over

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2014-08-10 NEWS

Stem Cells May Help Stroke Patients Recover, Says Study – But Don’t Get Too
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A new study shows that stem cells may help stroke patients recover when the cells are injected directly into the brain. Therapy like this isn’t new, and it has in fact been tried on stroke patients before. But traditionally, patients have gotten stem