Here are the stem cell stories that caught our eye this week. Enjoy! LAPD officer in search of the perfect match. This week, the San Diego Union-Tribune featured a story that tugs at your heart strings about an LAPD officer in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Matthew Medina is a 40-year-old man who was … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: finding the perfect match, imaging stem cells and understanding gene activity
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Measuring depression with non-invasive imaging of new brain cells
For most of the 20th century, scientists thought you’re basically stuck with the brain cells you’re born with. “Everything may die, nothing may be regenerated”, is how Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience, described nerve cells, aka neurons, in the adult brain. But, over the past few decades, it’s become clear that … Continue reading Measuring depression with non-invasive imaging of new brain cells
Watch Spinal Cord Cells Take a Hike!
What exactly goes on inside the human body? If you asked this question to the children’s book character Ms. Frizzle, she would throw you into her Magic School Bus and take you on a wild ride “Inside the Human Body” to get you up close and personal with the different organs and structures within our … Continue reading Watch Spinal Cord Cells Take a Hike!
Scientists Develop Colorful Cell-Imaging Technique
Proteins are the helmsmen of the cell. They drive the essential processes that keep cells alive, keep them healthy and keep them functioning. And in recent years scientists have discovered that proteins rarely act alone. In fact, so-called ‘protein-protein interactions’ are now known to drive the vast majority of cellular functions. But figuring out exactly … Continue reading Scientists Develop Colorful Cell-Imaging Technique
The Stem Cellar 