by Angela C. H. McDonald | Oct 16, 2013
> This week, while perusing my favourite news websites, I discovered that October is Down Syndrome Awareness month in the US. We Canadians however, have reserved our Down Syndrome Awareness week for the first week of November but nevertheless, this got me thinking...
by Ben Paylor | Oct 11, 2013
“Stem cell research is going to impact on the lives of all Canadians as we move to an era of new stem cell-based treatments for degenerative diseases. StemCellShorts helps to engage the public in understanding the science of stem cells and I have been delighted to be...
by Holly Wobma | Oct 9, 2013
> For anyone following the celebrity gossip of the stem cell field, you’ve probably come across one of our rising stars, the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC). Award winning and deemed to have loads of potential, each one of us can produce this type of cell. The...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 4, 2013
. With over 1,000 TED Talks, it’s inevitable that more than one good regenerative medicine talk will appear in Right Turn. The talk below, by Dr. Robert Langer of MIT, takes some commitment at nearly 18 minutes in running time, but if you’re a fan of biomaterials (or...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 20, 2013
. You have no doubt heard and read a lot about 3D printing. Biomaterials scientist and blogger Patrick Blit has written about it here in the context of a 3D printed tracheal splint. It is an increasingly popular method for creating human tissues and has evolved to...
by Sara M. Nolte | Sep 16, 2013
. The thing about research is that it’s an exciting and rewarding, but oftentimes complex and infuriating, cycle of asking questions and finding answers. Through some simple, yet expressive “Rage comic” illustrations (adapted from an online source; see further note...
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