News tagged with bone repair

Erg gene key to blood stem cell 'self-renewal'

Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have begun to unravel how blood stem cells regenerate themselves, identifying a key gene required for the process.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells, researchers say

Stem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists call up stem cell troops to repair the body using new drug combinations

Scientists have tricked bone marrow into releasing extra adult stem cells into the bloodstream, a technique that they hope could one day be used to repair heart damage or mend a broken bone, in a new study published today ...

Biology /

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0