by Mark Curtis | Feb 17, 2015
> The scientific community has long sought to uncover the identity of a true dermal stem cell. While many unique cell populations have been described in the literature, some of which are predictive of a dermal stem cell, the exact location and behavior of this cell...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 23, 2015
. Signals’ mandate is to bring you, dear reader, blogs about stem cells, commercialization and biomaterials, but lately there hasn’t been much of the latter; therefore, I’ve decided to try to fill that gap. But before you get too excited, I am in no way an expert on...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jan 19, 2015
. If you’ve been on the Internet at all in 2015, you’ve probably stumbled across headlines like “Two-thirds of cancers are due to ‘back luck,’ study finds” (CBSNews), “Most cancers are caused by bad luck not genes or lifestyle say scientists” (The Telegraph), “Cause...
by Mark Curtis | Jan 13, 2015
. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of December. bluebird bio’s first four patients are transfusion-free after treatment with its gene therapy Lentiglobin. Fate Therapeutics’ hematopoietic stem cell-modulating technology ProHema seems to be on track...
by Sara M. Nolte | Dec 8, 2014
> In my previous toolbox articles (sphere formation and xenotransplantation), I’ve talked about assays that are pretty useful in determining the existence of cancer stem cell (CSC) populations based on function. What these assays cannot do is provide us with a way...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 28, 2014
. If you’ve never heard of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), you’re not alone. This rare genetic disease, which occurs in one of 20,000 births, creates fragile skin that tears at the slightest touch and results in blisters, sores and scar tissue. There is no cure. EB...
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