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featured expert
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Christine Mummery: regenerating the heart
Christine Mummery relocated her laboratory from the Hubrecht Institute to Leiden University Medical Center because she wanted to work more closely with clinicians. After studying growth factors in early mouse development and working to derive embryonic stem cells, she turned her attention to developing cardiomyocytes and learning what these cells could do in the body.
- Christine Mummery: regenerating the heart
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news and commentary
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How do you know a reprogrammed cell is reprogrammed?
Scientists consider minimum standards for iPS cells
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Small molecules boost reprogramming rates
Induced pluripotent stem cells edge away from viruses
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latest research
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The latest pluripotency factor is a lone warrior
Ronin takes a place beside Oct4, Nanog and Sox2
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Easing out the viruses in induced pluripotency
In the right cells, only two transgenes are needed
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our picks
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Finding new muscle in cardiac stem cells
Researchers discover a new type of stem cell in the heart's protective layer
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Questioning the self cell
A surprising study indicates that non-self mesenchymal stem cells might be just as therapeutic as one's own stem cells
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the Niche, our stem cell blog
Cell paper: The latest pluripotency factor is a lone warrior
Ronin takes a place beside, but not with, Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2...
Fat patent stem cell wars: Cytori and UCLA vs. Artecel and U Penn
One way of knowing that a technology might have commercial applications is when the patent wars start....
Pfizer dips a toe into cell therapy
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has made a teeny-tiny investment in stem cells... ...
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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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