by David Kent | Apr 30, 2020
Blood stem cells are the fundamental component of regenerative medicine applications involving the blood and immune system. Despite significant efforts and investment, the research community has largely failed to maintain fully functional blood stem cells for...
by David Kent | Nov 7, 2019
In October, I participated in a workshop hosted by Medicine by Design (MbD) in Toronto. The workshop was right up my alley – blood stem cells and clonal evolution – but I’ll spare the Signals readership the specific details.* Rather, today’s post focuses...
by Jovana Drinjakovic | Jul 3, 2018
Blood stem cells may have evolved to inhabit bone tissue to avoid DNA damage from UV rays, a Harvard study suggests. Also known as haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), these cells are tasked with making blood — a medley of about a dozen cell types that move oxygen around...
by David Kent | Jun 12, 2017
Last month two papers created a pretty big wave in the blood stem cell field: Work from Harvard Medical School and Cornell University showed that functional human blood stem cells could be created from reprogrammed cells. While it is most certainly the closest that...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Dec 1, 2015
November was a big month for science in Canada. Our new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, sent a clear message that science will be a priority for his administration by naming Dr. Kirsty Duncan Minister of Science, and Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and...
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