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Grow your brains: Neural stem cells in 1 minute.

> Many of us only become acutely aware of our brain when it’s not working quite right. Like, say, if we have a migraine, or are diagnosed with a mental illness. Or we fall on the ice and give ourself a concussion that affects our vision, motor skills and...

Hot off the press: DNA-based bioprinting of tissues

. By S. Amanda Ali, PhD What do biomaterials mean to you? For this orthopaedic scientist, the first thing that comes to mind is the total joint replacement: artificial knees, hips and shoulders made from a variety of materials to reproduce joint function and suit each...

Biomaterials 101– A fate-twister

  By guest blogger Jane Cheung With contributions from Casandra Gardner, PhD and Joanna Fromstein P.Eng (Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine) “Fate has brought us here.” “This is my destiny.” We often read or hear these phrases in books or...

The dermal cup, home to the elusive dermal stem cell

> The scientific community has long sought to uncover the identity of a true dermal stem cell. While many unique cell populations have been described in the literature, some of which are predictive of a dermal stem cell, the exact location and behavior of this cell...