by Stacey Johnson | Jul 24, 2020
When you hear the term “playing God” does it make you think of science? I will wager yes and that you connect the two even more after watching the docuseries “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix. I watched it for the purposes of this blog, but quickly became engrossed in...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 19, 2020
Are you the type of traveller who finds a destination you love and you keep returning to it every chance you get? That’s not me. I can appreciate that with a limited number of vacation days and a limited budget, there is something to be said for sticking with the...
by David Kent | May 21, 2020
Over the past four weeks, I’ve discussed numerous aspects of gene therapy in an attempt to convey my excitement for this field moving forward. The convergence of numerous advances in basic biology (as described here and here) and clinical trials (as explained here and...
by David Kent | May 14, 2020
The second post in this series on gene therapy and blood stem cells might give readers a small sense of the absolutely enormous research investment (time, money, people, etc.) required to find a way to expand blood stem cells for therapeutic purposes. Ever since the...
by David Kent | Apr 30, 2020
Blood stem cells are the fundamental component of regenerative medicine applications involving the blood and immune system. Despite significant efforts and investment, the research community has largely failed to maintain fully functional blood stem cells for...
by Jovana Drinjakovic | Mar 26, 2020
Earlier this month, Chinese media reported that doctors in Yunnan cured a patient from coronavirus with a stem cell transplant. But did they really and do stem cells actually hold promise against the new virus wreaking havoc across the world? The global pandemic has...
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