https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Researchers at ETH Zurich have managed to use a synthetic genetic program to instruct stem cells taken from fatty tissue to become cells that are almost identical to natural beta cells. This brings them a major step closer to a personal repair kit for diabetes sufferers. https://phys.org/news/2016-04-beta-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Mon, 11 Apr 2016 05:00:01 EDT news379566183 While investigating a rare genetic disorder, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a ubiquitous signaling molecule is crucial to cellular reprogramming, a finding with significant implications for stem cell-based regenerative medicine, wound repair therapies and potential cancer treatments. https://phys.org/news/2014-11-molecule-crucial-stem-cell-reprogramming.html Cell & Microbiology Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:00:04 EST news335702758