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...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 6, 2013
. Canada’s premier stem cell research event, the Till and McCulloch Meetings, is just around the corner. It seems like a fitting time to introduce you to Ph.Diddy, a creation of Life Technologies Corp – coincidentally a conference sponsor. Ph.Diddy has pre-conference...
by Holly Wobma | Aug 26, 2013
Are we beginning to understand the complex conversations that control blood stem cell fate? Researchers in Toronto have found how one gene, GATA-3, helps prolong self-renewal properties. > They say working on the trauma unit isn’t for the faint of heart. But I...
by David Kent | Aug 12, 2013
. Last month, two studies were published in Science from Luigi Naldini’s group on correcting disease-associated mutations in patient’s stem cells. The two diseases, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, are sometimes treated with...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jul 30, 2013
. We know that success in research is dependent on public interest and funding, among a great many other things. Public interest helps drive long-term support, but to get that interest you need to generate excitement. So how do you excite people – many of whom are...
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