by Paul Krzyzanowski | Jul 23, 2015
. It’s been about 50 years since Philip K. Dick, one of the greatest science fiction authors, introduced the idea of artificial organs replacing failing or diseased organs. In his novel, Ubik, the author writes: “[Glen] Runciter’s body contained a dozen...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 17, 2015
. I hope the last two weeks of Right Turn made you smile while I was on vacation. I expect I’ll be back on the job next week feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, or I might be completely overwhelmed due to post-vacation workload. Still, it was worth it. Thanks...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 10, 2015
. I’m still on vacation, but I’m thinking about you loyal readers. I hope this clever list of tweets, from PhD Comics, gives you a chuckle. If you’re feeling creative, please add some additional “great tweets of science” in the comments below. Our regular...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jul 8, 2015
. If you’re a frequent reader of Signals, you’ve probably seen the phrase “self-renewal” at least once. And if you’re anything like me, you’re probably still a bit confused as to what it means. Yes, I admit it, even after being a part of the cancer stem cell field for...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 3, 2015
. I knew I was going to miss my co-editor, Lisa Willemse, but never more so than now, as I contemplate producing content for Signals during my three-week (spoiled, I know) vacation. The empathetic minds behind PhD Comics have neatly summed up my mood right now – and...
by David Kent | Jun 29, 2015
. Over the last decade, there has been a lot of talk about how blood stem cells typically live in a low oxygen environment (~1 to 4%) and most of the work that researchers do is performed at normal oxygen levels (e.g., 20% of the air). However, very few researchers...
by David Kent | Jun 26, 2015
. I just sat through one of the simplest and most logical talks. Dr. Elly Tanaka, from Heidelberg, took the stage in the plenary session and described an incredible set of data that her lab has generated to understand the molecules involved in limb regeneration – a...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 26, 2015
. Cord blood banking is a growing market in North America and globally. Between 2005 and 2013, the number of privately banked units grew steadily at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 25 per cent, giving companies the ability to capitalize on a part of the...
by Mark Curtis | Jun 24, 2015
. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of May. StemCells announced positive topline results from a Phase I/II study in spinal cord injury. Kite Pharma treated its first patient in a Phase I/II study investigating an anti-CD19 CAR T construct in...
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