Stem cell agency’s grants to UCLA help set stage for revolutionary medicineUC Los AngelesScientists from UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research were today awarded grants totaling more than $3.5 million by California’s stem cell agency for their ongoing efforts to advance revolutionary stem cell … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stanford geneticist to lead major stem–cell grantPalo Alto OnlineStanford University geneticist Michael Snyder will lead a state-funded stem–cell research project that Wednesday won $40 million to create a “Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics.” The award, given to Stanford, the Salk Institute for Biological …Stanford group wins $40 million grant to launch stem cell … Continue reading
Stanford to help lead collaborative center for stem cell genomicsScope (blog)The center will bring together seven institutions to apply the power of genomic and bioinformatics approaches to solve mysteries of stem cell biology. Of the total award, $19 million is to be used to support independent and collaborative projects among …Stanford geneticist to lead major … Continue reading
Stressful Research Turns Cells into Stem CellsMIT Technology ReviewThat may provide far simpler ways to make stem cells. But the finding is so surprising that the authors said they had difficulty convincing other scientists and getting their paper published. “Everyone said it was an artefact — there were some really … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Ars TechnicaThe development of human embryonic stem cells, which have the ability to form any cell in the body, may enable us to repair tissues damaged by injury or disease. Initially, these cells could only be obtained through methods that some deemed ethically … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
A Little Acid Turns Mouse Blood Into Brain, Heart And Stem CellsWBURWhat worked the best was simply putting the blood cells in a mild acid for about 30 minutes. The pH of the solution was about 5.7, or a little more acidic than milk. A few days later, the cells stopped acting like blood and … Continue reading
Sydney Morning HeraldLondon: In experiments that could open a new era in stem cell biology, scientists have found a simple way to reprogram mature animal cells back into an embryonic-like state that allows them to generate many types of tissue. The research, described as … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
A Little Acid Turns Mouse Blood Into Brain, Heart And Stem CellsNPR (blog)Biologist Haruko Obokata and her colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology say they’ve figured out a fast, easy way to make the most powerful cells in the world — embryonic stem cells — from just one blood cell. The trick? Put … Continue reading