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featured expert
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Thomas Graf: Cellular identity and transdifferentiation
Thomas Graf has shown that tweaking transcription factors can switch cells' identity within the blood system, and that this happens through an alteration of the balance between key regulators that antagonize each other. He leads the program on differentiation and cancer at the Centre of Genomic Regulation in Barcelona.
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news and commentary
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Billion-dollar bid for stem-cell treatments
Genzyme pays up for two of Osiris's mesenchymal stem cell treatments
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Human cortical neural cell balls
Cells cultures in embryoid bodies self-organize into specific neural subtypes
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latest research
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Embryoid bodies get organized
Wnt signalling stimulates the beginnings of gastrulation
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Exogenous aids to reprogramming and self-renewal
Small molecules replace pluripotency gene and Wnt boosts self-renewal and reprogramming
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our picks
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Stem cells drafted for war on wounds
A US DoD programme funds regenerative medicine for wounded vets, but keeps details top secret
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Spine fix for ALS
Q Therapeutics, others seek out the source of spinal cord degeneration
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the Niche, our stem cell blog
Stem cell clinical guidelines, stem cell registry open for public comment
The University of Massachusetts has launched its international stem cell registry,; ISSCR has issued its draft guidelines for clinical treatment...
Aussie issues cloning license for human ES cells
Australia has issued its first license for making stem cells from cloned human embryos...
Patents on making iPS cells, and deriving cardiomyocytes from human ES cells
Kyoto University and Geron have just announced patents for powerful stem-cell applications... ...
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stem cells basics
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Stem cells have a great but still uncertain medical potential. They offer scientific insights into how cells develop and how some diseases might be treated. Here we define them, describe how they are studied, and skecth their potential and the controversies that surround them.
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