Montana State UniversityRenee Reijo-Pera, MSU vice president for research and economic development, and a team of researchers have used skin cells from infertile men to create the precursors to sperm cells. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. High-Res Available …Stem cells from some infertile men form germ cells when transplanted into mice …Eureka! Science NewsStudy turns … Continue reading
Stem cell research hold promise for male infertilityMontana State UniversityRenee Reijo-Pera, MSU vice president for research and economic development, and a team of researchers have used skin cells from infertile men to create the precursors to sperm cells. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. High-Res Available … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Eureka! Science NewsStem cells made from the skin of adult, infertile men yield primordial germ cells — cells that normally become sperm — when transplanted into the reproductive system of mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and …Sperm precursors made from stem cells of infertile menEurekAlert (press release)Stem cell research … Continue reading
Stem cells from teeth can make brain-like cellsEureka! Science NewsUniversity of Adelaide researchers have discovered that stem cells taken from teeth can grow to resemble brain cells, suggesting they could one day be used in the brain as a therapy for stroke. In the University’s Centre for Stem Cell Research … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cells from some infertile men form germ cells when transplanted into mice …Phys.OrgStem cells made from the skin of adult, infertile men yield primordial germ cells—cells that normally become sperm—when transplanted into the reproductive system of mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Singularity HubSimply cultivating skin cells in a petri dish doesn’t work because the cells don’t proliferate enough to be useful for many tests. And fabricating skin cells from stem cells has also fallen short, because the epidermal cells grown in a lab culture don …Lab grown human skin may reduce animal testingChemical Watch (subscription) all … Continue reading
Genetic Engineering NewsStem cells have shown promise in small-animal models, that is, in mice and rats. Still, it was unclear whether human embryonic-stem–cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) could be produced in adequate numbers, and cryopreserved with sufficient … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell agency names new president, CEOSacramento Business JournalCalifornia’s stem cell agency picked a new president and CEO on Wednesday: Randy Mills, former president and CEO of Osiris Therapeutics Inc., a stem cell research company in Columbia, Md. Mills, 42, was selected by the California Institute for …C. Randal Mills to head California’s stem cell … Continue reading