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Zombies and regenerative medicine (a Halloween special)

with Roshan Yoganathan and Lisa Willemse Are zombies real? And yes, we mean creepy, flesh-eating, run-for-the-hills zombies — not that state you find yourself in on a Monday morning before you’ve had a double espresso. Unless you’re a zombie yourself, it’s quite...

Fulfilling our pluripotential: iPS cells 6 years on

It has taken just six years since the release of his seminal publication on the genetic reprogramming of human somatic cells for Shinya Yamanaka to be awarded the most prestigious of all accolades: the Nobel Prize. Compare that to his co-recipient, Sir John B. Gurdon,...

Stem cells: The quiescent issue in US elections

[pullquote]How will Romney’s opinion change in light of papers, which describe healthy mice being created from iPS cells?[/pullquote]As 2012 slowly creeps on we can finally see November’s Presidential Election in the United States on the horizon marking the end of a...

Q: So what’s up with research? A: It’s complicated.

It seems to me that the number of media stories on stem cell clinical trials (not just preclinical work) is on the increase. Take, for example, news last month of a new clinical trial to test cord blood stem cells as a treatment for autism. This particular...

The 140 character stem cell definition challenge

Who was it that said “there are no original ideas”? The same person, perhaps, that said “great minds think alike”? Last week, we initiated a stem cell definition challenge via Twitter, asking followers to send their answers in 140 characters or...