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 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 Ben Paylor | Sep 27, 2013
> Welcome to the official launch of the first StemCellShorts video: “What is a stem cell?” narrated by stem cell research great Dr. Jim Till. Join us again on October 11 and 25 for the online premieres of two more videos in the series. Anyone who has spent time...
by Lisa Willemse | Sep 13, 2013
. Good science communication is an overarching goal for us at Signals Blog, so when we find examples of others doing a great job (and there are lots of them), we like to share. This week I came across a TED Talk by Nina Tandon, a biomedical engineer at Columbia...
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...
by Stacey Johnson | May 31, 2013
Metaphorically speaking, Signals Blog has put its money where its mouth is by creating an infographic to demonstrate how easy it is to create one for our “Everybody loves infographics” contest. Two weeks ago Signals Blog launched its first contest, with an iPad mini...
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