Gladstone scientist converts human skin cells into functional brain cells
July 28, 2011 – A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered a novel way to convert human skin cells into brain cells, advancing medicine and human… Read more »
International Stem Cell Corporation Progresses towards Establishment of the Industry’s First Universal Stem Cell Bank, UniStemCell™
OCEANSIDE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com, announced today that it has signed up the first two in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and engaged an… Read more »
Creation Of Multiple Types Of White Blood Cells Directly From Embryonic And Adult Stem Cells
From MedicalNewsToday.com In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have transformed these versatile… Read more »
Researchers May Have Found Equivalent of Embryonic Stem Cells
By Rob Stein, WashingtonPost.com Chinese scientists have bred mice from cells that might offer an alternative to human embryonic stem cells, producing the most definitive evidence yet… Read more »
Scientists Reprogram Clearly Defined Adult Cells Into Pluripotent Stem Cells — Directly And Without Viruses
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Scientists Find Differences in Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Skin Cells
From Newswise.com UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that… Read more »
Guidelines for broader stem cell research unveiled
By Saundra Young, CNN.com The Obama administration released a draft of guidelines for federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research Friday. Under the new guidelines, federal… Read more »