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New possibilities for treatment of severe heart failure
Researchers in Montréal announced this week that they have successfully used stem cells as a key part of a treatment for a patient with heart muscle failure due to severe heart disease. The procedure involves implanting autologous stem cells into the heart muscle of a patient during a coronary bypass procedure. The stem cells stimulate […]
Stem Cell School provides new resources for educators
With new developments in stem cell biology happening all the time, high school and undergraduate biology teachers are constantly challenged with the prospect of integrating stem cells into their lesson plans. Teachers and students at last week’s StemCellTalks event in Toronto got a first look at a new media-rich resource to help educators fit stem […]
Stem Cell Gallery now available online
The Stem Cell Network has received a lot of beautiful images and great stem cell-inspired artwork from members and trainees over the course of the last two years, as a part of our Cells I See art initiative. And we’re happy to say that the artwork is now available for viewing on our website’s Stem Cell […]
Get schooled in educational outreach
The StemCellTalks event at the MaRS Centre in Toronto was one of the most exciting and successful outreach events the Stem Cell Network has catalysed in the past ten years. There was an energy in the room that prompted more than one of the attendees to comment that they had just participated in something quite […]
High school students engaged by stem cell symposium
About 130 high school students gathered with a group of leading research scientists, teachers, and graduate students on Friday, March 12 for the inaugural StemCellTalks symposium at the MaRS Collaboration Centre Auditorium in Toronto. The group was together for a full day of discussion on the science and ethics of stem cell research. StemCellTalks was […]
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