by Lisa Willemse | Nov 8, 2013
> We’ve posted several times before about the alignment between science and art, but usually it’s been visual art, not the written word. Of course, there’s lots of fantastic writing about stem cells and regenerative medicine that qualifies as...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 1, 2013
. If you visit the website of Dr. Michael West, CEO of BioTime, you can hear the “sound” of stem cells. Honestly. A computer algorithm has been used to convert microscopic images of human embryonic stem cells into an auditory file that is meant to represent what stem...
by Sara M. Nolte | Oct 30, 2013
> May 14th, 2013 marked an important day for breast cancer awareness. This was the day Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy. Her decision was motivated by her positive screen for BRCA1, the “breast cancer gene,” and a family...
by David Kent | Oct 28, 2013
> Last Friday was the final day of the Till & McCulloch Meetings in Banff, which was a great display of collaborative stem cell projects going on across the country. I’ll emphasize again how wonderful this meeting is for getting a broad survey of research in...
by David Brindley | Oct 25, 2013
. Nestled in the bosom of the Canadian Rockies, the global regenerative medicine community is assembled. Coaches laden with young investigators sporting impractically packed posters and drawn, jet lagged expressions are arriving in a steady procession. The usually...
by Ben Paylor | Oct 25, 2013
“Canada is home to numerous stem cell discoveries and StemCellShorts is an excellent medium through which we can convey these accomplishments to Canadians and others worldwide. The ‘shorts’ are innovative, educational and entertaining”. — Dr. Mick Bhatia,...
by David Brindley | Oct 24, 2013
. 9am, Day 1: IBC Cell Therapy Bioprocessing Conference (Bethesda, MD, USA): Attempting to sharpen tie, and my welcome isolation is interrupted by a lady entering the elevator and fighting for mirror space. Cue small talk: “That’s a nice tie.” “Erm, thank you.” “And...
by David Kent | Oct 24, 2013
> Day 2 of TMM2013 began with a video link shared session between this meeting here in Banff and another happening in Leipzig. It was a pretty cool idea and underscores two neat things about the Canadian Stem Cell Network and CCRM. First, despite being viewed as a...
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