Stem cell progress too useful to restrictFort Wayne Journal GazetteFor the last few years, the promising field of stem cell research has focused on a technique that skirts various ethical concerns about the treatment of human embryos and the potential to clone whole human beings. But last week, U.S. and South Korean … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells display bizarre absorption propertyState ColumnThe auxetic properties appear only at the stem cell’s nucleus during the transition phase when transforming from an embryonic stem cell into a tissue-specific cell. When treating the transitioning cell’s cytoplasm with colored dye, the researchers … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Scientists get much closer to cloning human embryos from adult stem cellsEngadgetIt’s relatively easy to clone embryos from the adult stem cells of simpler animals like sheep, but humans have proved challenging. Even an attempt last year only used baby cells. The process just took a gigantic step forward, though, as scientists have … and … Continue reading
Editorial: Stem cells – Good or evil?Torrington Register CitizenDr Michelle Griffin, a plastic research fellow, demonstrates for photographs seeding stem cells onto a synthetic polymer ear at her research facility in the Royal Free Hospital in London, Monday, March 31, 2014. In a north London hospital, scientists … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Blue Horizon Stem Cells Receive Wright State University IRB Approval for …PR Newswire (press release)NEW YORK, April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Horizon Stem Cells (BHSC), a division of Blue Horizon International, in cooperation with Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (WSU BSOM), recently received Institutional Review Board (IRB) … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Treatment for Deadly StrokesWTAJA brain hemorrhage, which occurs when an artery in the brain bursts, is responsible for more than 30 percent of all stroke deaths. Jon Galvan almost died from a hemorraghic strike while at work, five years. “I was typing away and I felt a pop in my … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells Shown to Exhibit Unusual PropertyLaboratory EquipmentBut today, in a paper published in the journal Nature Materials, a team of Univ. of Cambridge researchers including biologists, engineers and physicists, report having observed auxeticity in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells, master cells within the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Nature World NewsAdvanced Cell Technology’s stem–cell treatment for blindness is approaching the next stage of human testing. The Boston-area company is investigating the treatment’s effectiveness on those with two forms of vision loss: Stargardt’s disease – an … …read more &nbs… Continue reading