Drug makes stem cells become 'embryonic' again
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser.
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Scientists generate a new type of human stem cell that has half a genome
Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute (NYSCF) have succeeded in generating a new type of embryonic stem cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2016
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The future of stem cell research
Perhaps no single scientist has had a greater impact on stem cell research than Dr. Shinya Yamanaka. While most of his colleagues were looking for ways to grow human embryonic stem cells into replacement tissues for treating ...
Biotechnology
Dec 8, 2010
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A major step in making better stem cells from adult tissue
A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has developed a method that dramatically improves the efficiency of creating stem cells from human adult tissue, without the use of embryonic cells. The research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2009
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Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulation
Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2023
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Stem cell technique makes sperm in a dish
Scientists in China have finally succeeded in creating functioning sperm from mice in the laboratory. To accomplish this feat, the researchers coaxed mouse embryonic stem cells to turn into functional sperm-like cells, which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2016
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Single factor converts adult stem cells into embryonic-like stem cells
The simple recipe scientists earlier discovered for making adult stem cells behave like embryonic-like stem cells just got even simpler. A new report in the February 6th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, ...
Feb 5, 2009
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Embryonic stem cells produced in living adult organisms
A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has become the first to make adult cells from a living organism retreat in their evolutionary development to recover the characteristics of embryonic stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2013
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Amniotic sac in a dish: Stem cells form structures that may aid of infertility research
The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries. Among them: what causes the process to fail, leading to many cases of infertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2017
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International Space Station experiments reveal risks for future human space flights
An international team of researchers has conducted a long-term experiment aboard the International Space Station to test the effect of space radiation on mouse embryonic stem cells. Their findings will contribute to helping ...
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2022
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