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The waiting game: First human iPSC clinical trial on hold

. Nicole Forgione is a post-doctoral fellow working in the Fehlings group at the Toronto Western Research Institute. Currently she holds a Toronto Western Research Institute Fellowship to support her work on cell-based regenerative therapies for traumatic spinal cord...

Right Turn: George Daley on The Stem Cell Podcast

. Do you listen to The Stem Cell Podcast? If not, why not? Last September, former Signals co-editor Lisa Willemse blogged about the podcast, which, at the time, was celebrating its first anniversary. The hosts and creators behind the podcast are celebrating another...

Right Turn: Putting your money where your mouth is

. Tomorrow (or today for you readers), I’m heading to a BBQ. Canadians love to BBQ. I don’t have any stats on this, but I was born in Canada and I know this to be true. To further support my statement, Google says Canada “leads the world when it comes to online...

Sticky cells are the key to printing 3D organs

. It’s been about 50 years since Philip K. Dick, one of the greatest science fiction authors, introduced the idea of artificial organs replacing failing or diseased organs. In his novel, Ubik, the author writes: “[Glen] Runciter’s body contained a dozen...

Stem cells: like mother, like daughter

. If you’re a frequent reader of Signals, you’ve probably seen the phrase “self-renewal” at least once. And if you’re anything like me, you’re probably still a bit confused as to what it means. Yes, I admit it, even after being a part of the cancer stem cell field for...