by Ben Paylor | Jun 15, 2011
With the ISSCR fully underway, Toronto is currently playing host to a who’s who of the international stem cell community. Each day I will give a brief glimpse into what is going on, summarizing some of the talks at the conference. Things got started on Tuesday evening...
by Stem Cell Network | Jun 14, 2011
In the scientific world, 50 years can be an eternity. Consider the fruit fly or certain cells – organisms whose lifespan is counted in hours or days. Or, it can be the blink of an eye when compared to the progression of an ice flow, for instance. In the field of stem...
by Ben Paylor | Jun 8, 2011
Science and the way it is distributed are changing. One of the principle forces driving this change is the very media through which you read these words. The Internet. Not only can you find an answer to almost any simple question you post, now there are thousands of...
by Stem Cell Network | Mar 7, 2011
What role does art play in communicating science? It’s a question that has been asked and studied rather extensively and it was one of the topics raised during the POP/SCIENCE panel discussion at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary last Thursday. The event was held in...
by Stem Cell Network | Mar 3, 2011
I’ve heard many different adjectives used to frame discussions of stem cells: powerful, promising, controversial, cutting edge, rejuvenating, mysterious, sexy, to name but a few. All of these descriptors are used in various ways to promote particular opinions,...
by Stem Cell Network | Jan 27, 2011
Earlier this week, many of the world’s leading scientists engaged in developing stem cell-based treatments for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Motor Neuron Disease (MND) met for the first time as a group to share their work. Held in New York, the meeting was...
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