by Lisa Willemse | Jul 18, 2014
A few months ago, I mentioned that we were involved in the creation of a traveling science exhibit with a number of great partners, and introduced one of the fictional characters, the “Regenerator”, who will be appearing as one of our stem cell...
by Lisa Willemse | Jul 14, 2014
Written with contributions from Geoff Lomax, CIRM’s Senior Officer for Medical and Ethical Standards and Rosario Isasi, Research Associate at McGill University and Academic Secretary for the International Stem Cell Forum Ethics Working Party. Portions of this post...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 13, 2014
. What’s small and blue and brings a smile to your face? No, not a Smurf and I’m not talking about a little blue pill either. It’s the little cartoon guy from Life Technologies and he has a mission for those who are ISSCR-bound (and even those who aren’t). Watch him...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Apr 22, 2014
> If you’ve stayed current with the STAP cell fiasco you know it’s been a wild ride. STAP cells, or Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency cells, caught the imagination of many in late January through their sheer simplicity: You hit cells with a shock of...
by David Kent | Apr 15, 2014
> In February this year, the biggest stem cell trial for heart attack patients was begun and will involve over 3000 patients from 11 different countries in Europe. The BAMI trial (the effect of intracoronary reinfusion of Bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells on...
by Alessandra Pasut | Apr 2, 2014
Editor’s note: Some of the links included are Italian language sources The case involving Stamina Foundation and the legitimacy of its stem cell treatments has been one of the most discussed and controversial issues in the international stem cell policy scene....
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