“We’re trying to understand how material signals can dictate stem cell response,” said Jason Burdick, a bioengineer in the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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April 8, 2013
AIFA had closed the Stamina Foundation's laboratories after an inspection last year, saying the company “could not be trusted to produce contamination-free cells.” This action led to a series of legal challenges by parents hoping to obtain the treatment for their children.
March 27, 2013
“What Atala and his tissue regenerators do and seek to do is, quite simply, in another realm of science and understanding altogether, born of the genius decoded from our own cells,” journalist Tyler Cabot writes in the Esquire article.
March 27, 2013
Cytori makes the Celution and StemSource devices, which separate adult stem cells from fat tissue using a combination of spinning motions and chemical reactions.
March 27, 2013
The cells will be genetically identical to the people who donated the samples, and will provide a way for researchers to study those diseases.
March 27, 2013
"To date, all stem cell trials in the cardiac space use bone marrow and adipose tissue sources.
March 27, 2013
Human and animal trials in which stem cells were injected into cardiac tissue to treat severe heart attacks or substantial heart failure have largely yielded poor results.
March 19, 2013
Neuralstem uses patented technology to produce neural stem cells of the human brain and spinal cord in commercial quantities, with the ability to control the differentiation of these cells constitutively into mature, physiologically relevant human neurons and glia.
March 19, 2013
Taste cells are located in clusters called taste buds, which in turn are found in papillae, the raised bumps visible on the tongue's surface. Two types of taste cells contain chemical receptors that initiate perception of sweet, bitter, umami, salty and sour taste qualities.
March 19, 2013
"CIRM embodies the spirit of pioneers in research, setting high standards for others to follow in achieving a wonderful model of collaborative research to improve health," said Mary Woolley, Research!America’s president and CEO.
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