Stem cells show bizarre absorption property ‘not seen before in cells’Medical News TodayScientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have discovered that the nuclei of stem cells have the unusual ability to become thicker when stretched and thinner when compressed. The counterintuitive property – termed auxeticity – is already … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Indiatimes.comIn a breakthrough, Cambridge scientists have discovered a bizarre new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave the way for gen-next bulletproof vests. Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate the property never before … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
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