by Stem Cell Network | Sep 8, 2010
This year marks the third annual Cells I See art contest, and it’s ramping up to be another hotly contested battle to see who wins the highly coveted grand prize for the best stem cell-inspired art. This year, it’s $500 cash, courtesy of contest sponsor...
by David Kent | Aug 31, 2010
This month, the food supply chain in the UK dropped the ball, and unbeknownst to the final consumer, meat from the offspring of a cloned animal ended up on dinner plates.This caused a stir in a country that has traditionally been quite wary of genetically modified...
by Ubaka Ogbogu | Aug 26, 2010
On August 23, 2010, United States federal district judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction that overturned President Obama’s recent reform of US federal policy on human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. The injunction — which will remain...
by Stem Cell Network | Aug 25, 2010
Right now, you’re seeing this blog post thanks to your cornea. In concert with your eye’s lens, the cornea refracts light and allows you to distinguish the letters on this page from the background. But your cornea is vulnerable to disease — clouding...
by Ubaka Ogbogu | Jul 12, 2010
On June 30, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) released updated Guidelines for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research. The Guidelines apply to all research involving human pluripotent stem cells conducted with funding from, or under the auspices of...
by David Kent | Jun 28, 2010
Earlier this month, the New Scientist shook up the stem cell community, putting forth the idea that publication speed, frequency, and journal quality might be skewed by where you’re from and who you know rather than the quality of your data. The article, entitled...
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