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Cellular Dynamics International Reprograms Blood Cells into Stem Cells
Researchers at Cellular Dynamics International report the ability to generate pluripotent stem cells, from very small volumes of ordinary human blood samples. (Cellular Dynamics, Madison)
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Geron Scientists and Collaborators Publish Data Showing Functional Dendritic Cells Can Be Derived From HESCs Using Scalable Production Methods
Geron Corporation recently announced the publication of data demonstrating that dendritic cells scalably manufactured from human embryonic stem cells exhibit the normal functions of naturally occurring human DCs found in the bloodstream. (Geron, Menlo Park)
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Stem Cells’ “Suspended” State Preserved by Key Step
Scientists have identified a gene that is essential for embryonic stem cells to maintain their all-purpose, pluripotent state. (University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco)
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Max Planck Researchers have Succeeded in Reprogramming Clearly Defined Adult Cells into Pluripotent Stem Cells, Directly and Without Viruses
Researchers have succeeded for the first time in culturing a clearly defined cell type from the testis of adult mice and converting these cells into pluripotent stem cells without introduced genes, viruses or reprogramming proteins. (Max Planck Institute, Munich)
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Research may Hold Key to Maintaining Embryonic Stem Cells in Lab
In a new study, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered why mouse embryonic stem cells can be easily grown in a laboratory while other mammalian ES cells are difficult, if not impossible, to maintain. (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas)
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Research Shows Viability of Purification of Near-pure Cell Populations and Improved Cell Survival After Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
New data presented at the International Society for Stem Cell Research 7th Annual Meeting highlights data further validating the viability of tools used for separating near-pure populations of stem cell-derived neurons from undifferentiated stem cells. (BD Biosciences, San Diego)
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Living Cell Technologies’ Encapsulated Choroid Plexus Cells May Be Used To Treat Hearing Loss
Living Cell Technologies Limited recently reports that its encapsulated choroid plexus cells (NeurotrophinCell, NTCell) were shown to protect nerve cells in the inner ear from degeneration in studies done with the Bionic Ear Institute. (Living Cell Technologies Limited, Melbourne)
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ReNeuron Announces Publication of Data on Mechanism of Action of Lead CTX Stem Cell Line
ReNeuron Group plc recently announced the publication in Stem Cells and Development 1 of pre-clinical data concerning the potential mechanism of action of ReNeuron’s lead CTX neural stem cell line in stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. (ReNeuron, Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Pluristem Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrollment in Phase I Clinical Trial for Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease with PLX-PAD
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. announced recently that the first patient has been enrolled in a Phase I clinical trial of the Company’s allogeneic placental-derived adherent stromal cell product, termed PLX-PAD. (Pluristem, Haifa, Israel)
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St. Francis Surgeon Uses Tissue Regeneration Technology to Rebuild Patients’ Heart Structures
A surgeon at the St. Francis Heart Center is using the CorMatrix Extracellular Matrix(TM) to modify and repair cardiac structures, allowing heart tissue to re-grow inside the beating hearts of heart surgery patients. (St. Francis Heart Center, Indianapolis)
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