by Stem Cell Network | Dec 1, 2010
Of all the projects we run out of our small admin office, certainly one of the more visually compelling is the Cells I See art contest. As a side event at the Network’s scientific meeting, Cells I See usually elicits a great deal of buzz, as conference attendees...
by Michelle Ly | Nov 29, 2010
I was having my bathroom renovated a few months ago and got into a discussion with my contractor about work. I mentioned that I had done some work with the BC Cancer Research Centre and other biomedical research institutes. His comment was, “Cancer research? So do you...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 29, 2010
If you didn’t have the chance to attend the Stem Cell Network’s scientific meeting in Calgary last week, you can get first hand accounts of the best the conference had to offer. If you were there, then there’s nothing wrong with experiencing it...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 24, 2010
There’s been all sorts of fun so far at the Stem Cell Network’s 2010 Scientific Meeting, and we’ve been talking to a few of the attendees about what their thoughts are on what’s happened so far. Late on day two, we spoke with Kevin Wang of...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 23, 2010
It may be cold in Calgary but there’s plenty of warmth and amicable conversation at the Stem Cell Network annual meeting. Day 1 opened with an afternoon plenary featuring some impressive talks. Peter Lansdorp of the BC Cancer Agency gave an overview of his...
by Chris Kamel | Nov 20, 2010
Because of some vocal opposition, stem cell research is no stranger to controversy. Usually this comes in the form of protests or government lobbying, but Nature News is reporting the story of a group that is trying to discredit the scientists themselves. The...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Nov 17, 2010
In a previous post, Chris Kamel recently reviewed the Nature article about direct creation of blood progenitors from skin fibroblasts as discovered by Mick Bhatia’s research group. The fascinating thing about this article is the potential for enabling autologous...
by David Kent | Nov 10, 2010
One of the most memorable moments of my PhD training was at a 2006 Keystone conference where Shinya Yamanaka presented a little something called Pluripotency and Nuclear Reprogramming. He carefully presented the transcription factor screen that would culminate in the...
by Chris Kamel | Nov 7, 2010
Though methods to convert adult cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells continue to improve, transition from the lab bench to the clinic can be a trickier proposition. Due to imperfect efficiency, each manipulation — conversion of adult cell to iPS cell...
by Katie Moisse | Nov 5, 2010
In 2009, surgeons transplanted 2,155 organs — nearly a quarter of which were livers – from live or deceased donors into grateful recipients. Sadly, another 3,796 Canadians remained on the transplant wait list, and 249 died while waiting, according to the...
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