Part of The Stem Cellar series on ten years of iPS cells The first press release I issued that announced new research grants after arriving at CIRM in 2008 detailed 18 “New Cell Line” awards. Ten of those grants, announced in June that year, were for a type of stem cell that had not even … Continue reading CIRM jumped on the iPS cell bandwagon before it had wheels
Author: Don Gibbons
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Salamander limb regrowth, mass producing cells for kidneys and halting cancer stem cells
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Fun with axolotls. Axolotls, the albino aquatic critters that look like they have feathers growing out of the backs of their heads, have long been … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Salamander limb regrowth, mass producing cells for kidneys and halting cancer stem cells
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Zika virus and adult brains, a step toward precision medicine and source of blood stem cells
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Zika virus and the adult brain. While almost all the press attention for the Zika virus has centered on pregnant women and the devastating impact … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Zika virus and adult brains, a step toward precision medicine and source of blood stem cells
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better bone marrow transplants, turbo charging anti-inflammatory stem cells and Zika’s weapons
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Three steps to better BMT. Bone marrow stem cell transplants (BMT) save the lives of many thousands of patients every year, but they also kill … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: better bone marrow transplants, turbo charging anti-inflammatory stem cells and Zika’s weapons
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: screening for cancer drugs for kids, better CRISPR gene editing and funding for chimeras
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Stem cells screen drugs for kids’ rare tumor. A team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has transformed stem cells into a particularly nasty form … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: screening for cancer drugs for kids, better CRISPR gene editing and funding for chimeras
Stem cells maturing into nerve produce a compound that speeds the process
Getting pluripotent stem cells—those early stage stem cells that can make any tissue—to actually make the cell type you want can be quite tricky. I have written before that it takes a village to raise a stem cell because they respond to everything around them from the physical pressure and rigidity of their environment to … Continue reading Stem cells maturing into nerve produce a compound that speeds the process
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: potential glaucoma therapy, Parkinson’s model, clinical trial list, cancer immune therapy
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Stem cells may be option in glaucoma. A few (potentially) blind mice did not run fast enough in an Iowa lab. But lucky for them … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: potential glaucoma therapy, Parkinson’s model, clinical trial list, cancer immune therapy
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: herding stem cells, mini autistic brains, tendon repair and hair replacement
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Major advance in getting stem cells to behave. The promise of embryonic stem cells comes from their ability to become any cell type in the … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: herding stem cells, mini autistic brains, tendon repair and hair replacement
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: heart repair, a culprit in schizophrenia, 3-parent embryos and funding for young scientists
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Chemicals give stem cells heart. Coaxing stem cells into improving the function of failing hearts has proven quite difficult. Many trials have used a type … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: heart repair, a culprit in schizophrenia, 3-parent embryos and funding for young scientists
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: growing muscle, new blood vessels and pacemakers and Tommy John surgery
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Better way to grow muscle. The specialized stem cells responsible for repairing muscle, the satellite cells, have always been difficult to grow in large quantities … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: growing muscle, new blood vessels and pacemakers and Tommy John surgery
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