They can’t fund stem cell research...They can...They can’t fund stem cell research...They can..For now. In the “He loves me; He loves me not” game of stem cell research funding, the current petal removed by the U.S. Court of Appeals puts funding for human embryonic stem cell research back within the pervue of the NIH. Today … Continue reading The ups and downs of federal funding for stem cell research

Reprogrammed skin cells showing inactivated X in redCIRM grantees at the University of California, Los Angeles have uncovered a feature of reprogrammed iPS cells that make them uniquely excellent for understanding diseases that arise from mutations on the X chromosome. First some background. Men inherit an X chromosome from their mother, which contains many thousands … Continue reading iPS cells from women create model for muscular dystrophy, X-linked diseases