by David Brindley | Jun 13, 2013
. Irrespective of scientific discipline, everyone is aware of the blood-brain barrier. Since its proposal in 1900 by Max Lewandowsky, and later confirmation of its discovery in the 1960s – facilitated by the advancement of the scanning electron microscope – it has...
by Lisa Willemse | Jun 13, 2013
. And on day one the clouds parted in Boston and the ISSCR conference began. Here’s a snapshot of what happened in the plenary sessions, the poster hall and elsewhere around the conference, as we saw it and through the eyes of bloggers and tweeps. Daily blog roundup A...
by David Brindley | Jun 12, 2013
. Every pursuit has its headline events: business has Davos, cinematography has the Oscars and tennis has Grand Slams. These are affairs where the world’s elite gathers to reflect on achievements, and through a delicate mix of competition and collaboration, seek to...
by Lisa Willemse | Jun 7, 2013
. Good videos that easily and effectively provide a basic explanation of stem cells are not so easy to find — or create. Drawing (yes, pun intended!) from the popular MinutePhysics series, which uses time-lapsed line drawing to explain scientific principles...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Jun 6, 2013
GMO soybeans might have lessons for cell patents. Photo: Philip Dean via Flickr . At first glance, you wouldn’t think that a 76-year old soybean farmer from Indiana would have something in common with microbiologists, but Vernon Hugh Bowman brought back memories of my...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 4, 2013
. If you have read any of my previous blogs, you will know that I am not a scientist. From my bio, you will learn that I’m a communications professional, but it doesn’t state that I’m also the mother of two daughters. My almost 10-year-old says she wants to be a...
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...
by Sara M. Nolte | May 30, 2013
. My interest (maybe even fascination) in cancer began when I was six years old: I was diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia (a cancer of white blood cells), and am now able to say that I am a childhood cancer survivor. After realizing that I was no longer...
by David Kent | May 28, 2013
. A few weeks ago, Italian private company Stamina came under considerable pressure regarding their controversial use of mesenchymal stem cells in patients. The Italian government, it seems, had authorized an unproven stem cell therapy for use in patients. The...
by Lisa Willemse | May 24, 2013
Co-authored with Dr. Zubin Master, Assistant Professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College and Research Associate at the University of Alberta’s Health Law and Science Policy Group. In the current discussion about the now controversial...
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