by Holly Wobma | Apr 9, 2013
“A Rat’s Past Lives, a Giraffe and Bull” depicts the interaction between the extracellular matrix and differentiated hematopoietic stem cells. Image by Elizabeth Cambridge from the Cells I See library . If you Google the term “stem cells”, you will...
by David Kent | Feb 8, 2013
Previous posts from Angela and Michelle will have alerted readers to the importance of where a stem cell resides in the body. The stem cell niche is a complicated environment and one of the most challenging things for blood stem cell biologists to decipher is how...
by Holly Wobma | Feb 5, 2013
. I am, admittedly, the least ambitious type of gym-goer. I don’t train for marathons. I don’t try to body-build – the bar is set pretty low (and, incidentally, also the resistance!). All I want to accomplish is to get rid of some of my “extra skin” and replace it...
by Holly Wobma | Jan 10, 2013
It is said that with age comes “wisdom”; however, I often think that “exhaustion” might serve as a reasonable substitute. As we deal with life’s stresses, and new hairs sprout of snowy white hues, it is hard not to think of our younger days of freedom and vitality. If...
by Holly Wobma | Dec 12, 2012
When we accidentally burn ourselves while cooking or nick our fingers on a piece of paper, most of us experience a fleeting moment of irritation but never worry that the wound won’t heal. Our everyday lives have taught us that skin is a tissue with great regenerative...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Nov 27, 2012
Last month, I blogged about recent stem cell advances toward a solution for female infertility. While this post may have left you excited about the potential for stem cells to help women with fertility complications start a family, it may also have left you wondering:...
