RapplerSTEM CELLS UP CLOSE. This handout picture, released from Japan’s Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) on January 23, 2013 shows part of the renal tubule cells (red part) which were differentiated from human stem cells … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New Technique to Grow Stem Cells Could Lead to CloningNewsmax.comThe paper’s co-author, Young Gie Chung of the Los Angeles Research Institute for Stem Cell Research for CHA Health Systems , says the new technique — called somatic-cell nuclear transfer — is far from perfect. His team attempted the cloning 39 times … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Tech TimesThe other study, titled Extracellular O-Linked N-Acetylglucosamine Is Enriched in Stem Cells Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood, also reveals successful cloning of stem cells from the human umbilical cord blood as conducted by researchers from … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers Clone Stem Cells From Human Adultsio9Scientists from South Korea have devised a technique for cloning adult stem cells that doesn’t involve the destruction of human embryos. The resulting stem cells, which are highly personalized, could be used to treat illnesses such as heart disease and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Express.co.ukRenowned stem cell expert Paul Knoepfler, of the University of California, described the development as “exciting, important and technically convincing”. He added: “In theory you could use those stem cells to produce almost any kind of cell and give it … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New procedure clones stem cells from adultsWalla Walla Union-BulletinScientists have grown stem cells from adults using cloning techniques for the first time — bringing them closer to developing patient-specific lines of cells that can be used to treat a whole host of ailments, from heart disease to blindness. The … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
OHSU scientist’s stem cell breakthrough gets validated by another labPortland Business Journal (blog)Oregon Health & Science University has received some welcome validation for its controversial stem cell breakthroughs. In the latest study, done by Advanced Cell Technology in Massachusetts, scientists cloned cells from two adults, then derived tissue … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Surprise: Lost Stem Cells Naturally Replaced By Non-Stem CellsRedOrbitJohns Hopkins researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of non-stem cells can come out of retirement to replace them. …read more &nbs… Continue reading