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Comment on International Stem Cell Awareness Day by Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:53:39 +0000

Thanks Teisha, this was one of the most comprehensive posts I’ve come across. Have you heard of China’s Dr. Xu? You might be interested in a few of these:

http://bit.ly/12qxESa

Comment on International Stem Cell Awareness Day by Cells Weekly – September 30, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays

Cells Weekly – September 30, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:58:26 +0000

[...] 9. International Stem Cell Awareness Day – October 3, 2012 Yes, it is coming! Folks, say something about stem cells this day. Say whatever you think is important. That’s exactly what Teisha Rowland did in her excellent blog post. [...]

Comment on Stem Cells Discovered in Menstrual Blood: Endometrial Regenerative Stem Cells by All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day

All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:44:51 +0000

[...] through discovery or creation. In 2007, stem cells were found to reside in menstrual blood, as covered previously. It’s unclear exactly what branch these “endometrial regenerative cells” belong to in the [...]

Comment on Progenitor Hair Populations are Key to Understanding Male Pattern Baldness by All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day

All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:43:37 +0000

[...] Studying stem cells may have provided us with a key to understanding male pattern baldness, as discussed in a previous blog post. [...]

Comment on Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Diverse Family, Large and Still Growing by All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day

All Things Stem Cell » International Stem Cell Awareness Day — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:43:22 +0000

[...] reported the existence of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as early as the 1960s and 1970s, as discussed in a previous blog post, they were excluded from the stem cell family for decades. Why the prejudice? MSCs had somewhat [...]

Comment on Cancer Vaccines: Using Embryonic Tissues and Stem Cells to Vaccinate Against Cancer by Cells Weekly – August 5, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays

Cells Weekly – August 5, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:13:23 +0000

[...] The rationale for potential use embryonic stem cells as cancer vaccines was nicely summarized by Teisha Rowland. In the new study, published in PLoS ONE, group of researchers explore this strategy in mouse lung [...]

Comment on “STEM CELL REVOLUTIONS” by Scottish Documentary Institute by Cells Weekly – July 22, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays

Cells Weekly – July 22, 2012 | Stem Cell Assays — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:15:09 +0000

[...] candidate in nomination “The Best Stem Cell Movie Ever” – @stemcellfilm got the best review ever: Perhaps the only shortcoming of the film, if a bit minor, is that it shies away from getting into [...]

Comment on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: A New Stem Cell Line with a Long History by All Things Stem Cell » “STEM CELL REVOLUTIONS” by Scottish Documentary Institute

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:35:44 +0000

[...] (although I shuddered a little when Pete Coffee handled a flask of cells without gloves on!), and the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by Shinya Yamanaka in [...]

Comment on Human Embryonic Stem Cells: A Decade of Discovery, Controversy, and Potential by All Things Stem Cell » “STEM CELL REVOLUTIONS” by Scottish Documentary Institute

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:34:10 +0000

[...] a stem cell clinic in India. The final group of stories is related to pluripotent stem cells: the discovery of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in mice in 1981 by Martin Evans (it was a treat to see Evans, who won the Nobel Prize in [...]

Comment on Hematopoietic Stem Cells: A Long History in Brief by All Things Stem Cell » “STEM CELL REVOLUTIONS” by Scottish Documentary Institute

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:29:08 +0000

[...] of stories is related to adult stem cells (although this is not explicitly stated or explained): the discovery of stem cells during WWII, the amazing rescue of two boys in the early 1980s using stem cell-based skin grafts, and the [...]