by Chris Kamel | Jun 14, 2010
Simple diagram that shows the development of different blood cells from hematopoietic stem cell to mature cells. From Wikipedia. All blood cells arise from the common hematopoietic stem cell and are classified into two lineages: lymphoid cells (B-, T- and Natural...
by Chris Kamel | Jun 11, 2010
When using stem cells for regenerative therapies, there are a few approaches that can be taken. Donor cells have issues with matching and immune rejection. Autologous stem cells transplants skirt rejection issues, but both strategies still face challenges associated...
by Katie Moisse | Jun 4, 2010
The UK-based Motor Neurone Disease Association has recently funded a £800,000 ($1.2 million) program to study motor neurons derived from the skin cells of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with rare, disease-causing mutations in the gene TARBP. Although the...
by Allison Van Winkle | May 27, 2010
The potential gains from stem cell research are unlimited; stem cells could be used to replace degenerated cells and tissue in the human body. However, the large scale implementation of stem cell therapy to a clinical setting will require the establishment of a...
by Chris Kamel | May 20, 2010
One hurdle facing the use of lab-grown stem cells for therapeutic or experimental purposes is the accumulation of genetic abnormalities over time. The nature of these changes varies, but some may affect therapeutic usefulness and many mirror changes seen in...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | May 11, 2010
Imagine that you’ve just discovered a novel drug that potentially solves a medical problem, one that accelerates wound healing in skin or can reduce the size of cancerous tumors. You can show the effects beautifully in your model tissue culture system and mice...
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