by Katie Moisse | Jun 4, 2010
The UK-based Motor Neurone Disease Association has recently funded a £800,000 ($1.2 million) program to study motor neurons derived from the skin cells of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with rare, disease-causing mutations in the gene TARBP. Although the...
by Chris Kamel | May 20, 2010
One hurdle facing the use of lab-grown stem cells for therapeutic or experimental purposes is the accumulation of genetic abnormalities over time. The nature of these changes varies, but some may affect therapeutic usefulness and many mirror changes seen in...
by Ubaka Ogbogu | May 6, 2010
The recent resignation of two members of the Board of Directors of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada (AHRC), the federal regulatory agency responsible for implementing the provisions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, has once again raised questions regarding...
by Chris Kamel | Apr 29, 2010
In Britain, a young boy is currently recovering from a remarkable surgery to replace his windpipe. Tissue transplantation itself is hardly a routine thing, but there are a couple of things that make this case, reported in the British Medical Journal, particularly...
by Stem Cell Network | Apr 15, 2010
Researchers in Montréal announced this week that they have successfully used stem cells as a key part of a treatment for a patient with heart muscle failure due to severe heart disease. The procedure involves implanting autologous stem cells into the heart muscle of a...
by Stem Cell Network | Apr 12, 2010
With new developments in stem cell biology happening all the time, high school and undergraduate biology teachers are constantly challenged with the prospect of integrating stem cells into their lesson plans. Teachers and students at last week’s StemCellTalks event in...
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