Stem–Cell Research Under ScrutinyWall Street JournalThe study was carried out by a team led by Haruko Obokata of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology that found that mouse stem cells could be created by putting blood cells in a mild acid solution. If confirmed and extended to human cells, the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Genetic Engineering NewsDuke University researchers say they have moved a step closer to being able to generate replacement cartilage where it’s needed in the body by combining a synthetic scaffolding material with gene delivery methods. Initiating tissue repair with stem …Stem cells programmed to grow cartilage inside bodyFuturity: Research NewsRegenerating orthopedic tissues within the human … Continue reading
Wall Street JournalScientists say they are struggling to replicate a new approach for creating stem cells, raising further questions about the breakthrough technique whose announcement garnered international attention. The experiments have come under increased scrutiny …Acid-bath stem–cell study under investigationNature.comDoubts mount on STAP stem cellsU-T San DiegoHigh-Profile Stem Cell Papers Under FireScience AAASBoston.com (blog) –New … Continue reading
Futurity: Research NewsScientists have used gene therapy to direct stem cells to grow new cartilage inside a living body. Performing tissue repair with stem cells typically requires applying copious amounts of growth factor proteins—a task that is very expensive and becomes …Genetically Altered Stem Cells Generate Engineered CartilageGenetic Engineering NewsRegenerating orthopedic tissues within the human … Continue reading
Raw StoryA Japanese research institute Tuesday said it was probing its own study that promised a ‘game changer’ way to create stem cells, a feat hailed as revolutionary for the fast-developing field. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata… …read more &nbs… Continue reading
‘Game changing’ Japan stem–cell study questionedPhys.OrgStem cells are primitive cells that, as they grow, differentiate into the various specialised cells that make up the different organs—the brain, the heart, kidney and so on. The goal is to create stem cells in the lab and nudge them to grow into these … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Papers reporting new stem cell technique being investigatedBoston.comDr. Charles Vacanti, a Brigham and Women’s Hospital anesthesiologist who is the senior author on one of the papers reporting the discovery and a coauthor on another, said that early this week, one of his Japanese coauthors from the RIKEN Center for … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boston GlobeA prestigious Japanese research institution is investigating scientific papers that last month reported the controversial discovery that stem cells could be created simply by bathing mature cells in a weak acid. Dr. Charles Vacanti, a Brigham and Women … …read more &nbs… Continue reading