Singularity HubStem cell treatments are set to go mainstream as a UK consortium ramps up production of red blood cells from embryonic stem cells and plans to test it with human patients for the first time in 2016. The current donation system, though it supplies … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Genetic Engineering NewsScientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they discovered a biomarker called CD61 on the surface of drug-resistant tumors that appears responsible for inducing tumor metastasis by enhancing the stem cell-like …Stem Cells Increase in Cancer Patients, Possibly From Drug ResistanceGuardian Liberty VoiceThis Cell Is The Source Of … Continue reading
Phys.OrgCell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as nerve cells or skin cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal in the evolutionary development of cells also requires a reversal in the biology of telomeres, the structures that … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Adult-to-Stem CellsScientist (blog)WIKIMEDIA, ID711Researchers have grown human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from an adult’s skin cells, according to a paper published last week (April 17) in Cell Stem Cell. The team, led by Dong Ryul Lee of the CHA Stem Cell Institute in Korea and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
STEM CELL BREAKTHROUGH? Have researchers achieved ‘therapeutic …Catholic OnlineThe Church does not object to the use of stem cells, as long as the cells used do not take human life. In fact, the Church has long been supportive of adult stem cell research. It has actually produced the most promising and verifiable advances … …read … Continue reading
In a first, stem cells cloned from human skinTimes of India“In theory, you could use those stem cells to produce almost any kind of cell and give it back to a person as a therapy,” Paul Knoepfler, associate professor at the University of California at Davis was quoted as saying. The study appeared in the … Continue reading
The HinduIn a major breakthrough, scientists have for the first time grown stem cells from a man’s skin using cloning techniques. While the advancement could reopen the debate over ethics of human cloning, it could also lead to development of tissue in a lab … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Nature World NewsA unique property of stem cell nucleus makes them good candidates for use in sponges and bulletproof vests, according to University of Cambridge researchers. The property called auxeticity is seen in materials that expand when stretched and shrink when … …read more &nbs… Continue reading