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Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing – Science Daily

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2018-03-17 NEWS

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Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
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“This study represents the convergence of a few different paths we’ve been exploring,” says Songtao Shi, chair and professor of Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and the senior author on the study. “First, we know as

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Consumer Reports warns about unproven stem cell treatments
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Doctors and scientists have made some impressive strides in using stem cells to treat some very complicated diseases, but many unproven therapies are being touted as cure-alls for a large range of illnesses, and they often rely on consumers’ hopes for
3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant womenEurekAlert (press release)

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2018-03-16 NEWS

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Are You Ready for the New Wave of Genetically Engineered Foods?
U.S. Right to Know (press release) (blog)
Everyone loves a feel-good story about the future. You’ve probably heard this one: high-tech foods enhanced by science will feed the 9 billion people expected on the planet by 2050. Lab-grown foods along with crops and animals genetically engineered to

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