Calgary HeraldForget prestige cars, yachts and private jets. From Tuesday, British business executives, sports stars, celebrities and anyone else with $60,000 to spare will be able to freeze a backup of their adult selves for potential use decades later. Claiming to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boffins hail ‘leap forward’ over stem cellsIrish IndependentCANCER patients or those suffering from Parkinson’s disease may not have to wait for donors in future, following a “huge leap” forward in stem cell production, scientists have said. Also in this section. Iran wants friendship and peace, insists new … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Neuralstem, Inc. (CUR): Neuralstem: Evidence Increasingly Suggests Its Neural …Seeking AlphaI have been recommending Neuralstem (CUR) since my initiation report of November 5, 2012 at a price of $0.92. The stock has appreciated significantly over the past year and has been extremely strong in the month of September as the price increased from … …read … Continue reading
Portugal home to Europe’s second largest cord blood stem cell bankThe Portugal NewsA Portuguese company pioneering in the cryopreservation of stem cells from umbilical cord blood has recently invested €750,000 to expand the laboratory’s storage capacity from 50,000 to 300,000 samples, making it Europe’s second largest bank. Portugal … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Weizmann scientists make stem cell reprogramming easierJerusalem PostWeizmann Institute scientists have streamlined the painstaking process of turning the clock back on adult cells in the human body and changing them into embryonic-like stem cells to replace sick cells, according to a study just published in the … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
San Antonio to host 2014 World Stem Cell SummitSan Antonio ExpressSan Antonio will host the World Stem Cell Summit next year, an event expected to draw more than 1,500 people from 40 countries, city officials said. The summit — which focuses on scientific discoveries, business models and regulatory issues — will …San Antonio to host … Continue reading
Boston Business Journal (blog)Advanced Cell Technology Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC) plans to test its stem cell-based drug candidates against several diseases in dogs, in hopes that the results may help it advance toward eventual human clinical trials the those candidates. The Marlborough …International center for cell technologies to open in Belarus in 2015News of BelarusDon’t bin … Continue reading
San Antonio to host World Stem Cell Summit in 2014San Antonio Business Journal (blog)Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) told a crowd gathered at BioMed SA’s annual Julio Palmaz Award event on Wednesday night that it will bring the World Stem Cell Summit to San Antonio in 2014. The World Stem Cell Summit is the largest interdisciplinary … Continue reading