by Lisa Willemse | Nov 15, 2011
Art shows are not exactly routine activities for those who work in research, let alone in the field of stem cells. So when an art exhibit that examines our perceptions of biotechnology and stem cell research opens in New York, it’s something of an occasion. Even...
by Lisa Willemse | Nov 8, 2011
Last week, Statistics Canada released a report with figures detailing the cause of death in which it noted that, for the first time, cancer had eclipsed heart disease as the leading cause of death in every province and territory in the country. According to the...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Nov 3, 2011
In the body, cells receive instructive signals from their niche, but how do researchers direct stem cells to perform a specific function? Researchers supply cues to cells in the form of growth factors, small molecules, cell culture density, culture surface and...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Oct 27, 2011
Canada was built upon the inventiveness and resourcefulness of people who lived here. Why then, have Canadians long heard and read about being second best, sellouts, and in general not that great? Thinking we aren’t competitive has almost become a national mantra. But...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Oct 25, 2011
I am a third year PhD student who likes to call herself a stem cell biologist and I have a confession to make: I sometimes forget that there are many other stem cell types in addition to the stem cells that I study (embryo-derived stem cells). To expand my knowledge...
by Ubaka Ogbogu | Oct 20, 2011
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled this week that scientific research patents cannot be granted for human embryonic stem cell products under European Union (EU) law. The patent in issue, held by Dr. Oliver Brüstle, Director of the Institute of...
by Stem Cell Network | Oct 14, 2011
Every year at the World Stem Cell Summit, the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) hands out a number of Stem Cell Action Awards to recognize organizations and individuals who have positively impacted the stem cell community. This year in Pasadena, California, GPI awarded...
by Stem Cell Network | Oct 12, 2011
We’re changing! We’ve added some new factors (contributions from the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine) and now we’re differentiating into something new! The new blog will keep your favourite bloggers, but will add more...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Oct 6, 2011
Well before the creation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a handful of researchers were using another reprogramming technique, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), with the hopes of deriving patient-specific pluripotent stem cell lines. The...
by Stem Cell Network | Oct 5, 2011
by Drew Lyall The World Stem Cell Summit taking place this week in Pasadena, California, occupies a unique place in the stem cell calendar. The summit brings together patient advocates, policy makers, industry and scientists from around the world to take stock of...
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