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Right Turn: Bench to bedside goes interactive

. This is an anniversary celebration of sorts. One year ago (almost to the day), EuroStemCell and OptiStem released the graphic story From Hope to Hype and I recall being amazed: not just at the beauty and integrity of the finished product, but at the immense...

Right Turn: Everybody loves infographics (right?)!

. Inspired by the first Right Turn featuring a regenerative medicine infographic, Signals Blog is holding a contest to seek the best original (i.e. not previously published) stem cell or regenerative medicine infographics out there! We’re keeping the subject matter...

Right Turn: Feathers as an example of stem cell complexity

Pea Hen Feather. Credit: Bill Gracey The arrival of summer’s songbirds to much of Canada over the past month makes this a fitting time to talk about feathers. Coincidentally, a paper was released in Science in late April that revealed how stem cells function to...

Right Turn: A tail is a tail. Or is it?

. Entire limb or organ regeneration is held out to be the holy grail of regenerative medicine. As an example, we look to certain reptiles such as salamanders, geckos and lizards, which have the incredible ability to regrow limbs or tails. Lots has been written on what...

Right Turn: Primer on MSCs in clinical trials

. In this podcast titled “Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Innovative Stem Cell Therapies,” Dr. Armand Keating focuses specifically on the commercialization of mesenchymal stem cells (stromal cells). He has established the largest stem cell transplant...