Stem Cells Undo Birth Defects (Technology Review)
(01/07/2009 05:41 AM)
Transplanted stem cells restore normal behavior in brain-damaged rodents. More>>
Stem Cells And Leukemia Battle For Marrow Microenvironment (Science Daily)
(01/07/2009 05:41 AM)
Learning how leukemia takes over privileged 'niches' within the bone marrow is helping researchers develop treatment strategies that could protect healthy blood-forming stem cells and improve the outcomes of bone marrow transplantation for leukemia and other types of cancer. More>>
Gene named scrawny keeps stem cells healthy (News-Medical-Net)
(01/07/2009 05:41 AM)
Stem cells are the body's primal cells, retaining the youthful ability to develop into more specialized types of cells over many cycles of cell division. More>>
'Scrawny' Gene Keeps Stem Cells Healthy (Science Daily)
(01/07/2009 05:41 AM)
Stem cells are the body's primal cells, retaining the youthful ability to develop into more specialized types of cells over many cycles of cell division. How do they do it? Scientists have identified a gene, scrawny, that appears to be a key factor in keeping a variety of stem cells in their undifferentiated state. Understanding how stem cells maintain their potency has implications for basic ... More>>
'Scrawny' gene keeps stem cells healthy (EurekAlert!)
(01/07/2009 05:41 AM)
( Carnegie Institution ) Stem cells are the body's primal cells, retaining the youthful ability to develop into more specialized types of cells over many cycles of cell division. How do they do it? Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have identified a gene, scrawny, that appears to be a key factor in keeping a variety of stem cells in their undifferentiated state. Understanding how stem cells ... More>>