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Scientists Convert Cells into Stem Cells by Squeezing Them
Ready to see what a “little squeeze” can do? It seems that it may be able to convert adult cells into stem cells. The type of stem cells that are of particular medical interest are referred to as...
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Scientists are Growing Human Organs Inside Pigs and Sheep for Transplant
Scientists are working to discover the best way to generate human organs for transplant. Indeed, as the previous link shows, they have been working on it for some time. Now, a radical new approach...
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Demonstrating Quantum Superposition on a Macro Scale, Electrical Fields in the Brain, and So Much More The post This Week in Science: Jan 10 – 17, 2016 appeared first on Futurism.
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New System Quickly Predicts How to Create Any Human Cell
An international team led by researchers at the University of Bristol has created a system called “Mogrify” that predicts how to create any human cell type from another cell type directly—without the...
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Could a Fungus be the Answer to Giving Lab-Grown Meat Texture?
Meat production is one of the most resource-intensive areas in food production. As the human population grows, demand for meat continues to increase, as does its burden on the environment. To make a...
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Scientists Have Created Miniature Versions of the Human Brain Using Skin Cells
SCALING DOWN A tiny ball of brain cells may help researchers alleviate or treat neurological diseases. These small cellular balls act like miniature versions of the human brain, mimicking various...
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Scientists Generate “Naïve” Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Embryo
For the first time, scientists from the University of Cambridge have showed that is possible to derive naïve pluripotent stem cells from a human embryo. This is considered one of the most flexible...
View ArticleWe Just Discovered a New Type of Stem Cell
CREATING STEM CELLS Despite the controversy surrounding stem cells, they represent one of our best options in relation to developing regenerative treatments and designing solutions to a variety of...
View ArticleHarvard Scientists Just Figured Out How to 3D Print Complex Living Human Tissue
SUSTAINING AN ORGAN Bioprinting makes it possible for scientists to make organs for transplants in a lab; however, it is a process that is marred by technical difficulties. Whether inside or outside of...
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New Stem Cell Innovation Could Lead to Therapy for Parkinson’s and Multiple...
“A Major Innovation” Researchers from Rutgers and Stanford university have devised an ingenious new technology that may lead to new treatments for debilitating brain and neurological disorders, such as...
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New Eraser Drug Can Recharge and “Revive” Stem Cells
Tabula Rasa Stem cells require some sort of instruction to tell them what part of a strain of DNA they should start reading from. These instructions define what the stem cell does. If these...
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Stem Cells Allow Scientists to Repair Injured Spinal Cords
Stem cells to the rescue Stem cells are an amazing part of medical research. Because of their ability to become virtually any cell in the human body, they could hold the cure for many varied and grave...
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Restoring Sight: Scientists Create 3D “Mini-Retinas” Using Stem Cells
New protocols Stem cells can affect all parts of the body. Bones, kidneys, spines…the study of how to repair and replace these parts of the body are all enriched by stem cell. Now, another component of...
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Stem Cell Technique Could Regenerate Any Human Tissue Damaged By Aging or...
Stem Cell Clayface While stem cells have worked wonders in medicinal research, showing signs of curing everything from spinal cord injuries to blindness, they’ve always had their shortcomings. But one...
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Human Beta Cells Successfully Eliminate Diabetes in Mice
To solve diabetes Diabetes is a disease that concerns many people. More than 30 million people are affected by it, worldwide and there is no cure. To date, much research has been done to try and cure...
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Scientists Discover How to Grow Life-Saving Blood Stem Cells
Meet Musashi-2 Scientists from McMaster University’s Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have announced a significant discover in their study of stem cells in the human blood system. According to...
View ArticleScientists Successfully Grow Heart and Brain Cells From Skin
None of the Fuss The world sees stem cells as one of the defining components of the modern era. Whether or not we agree with the ethical implications of stem cells derived from human embryos, none can...
View ArticleThis New Drug Rejuvenates Aging Brains and Muscles
Young Again Earlier this year, scientists from UC Berkeley announced the development of a small-molecule drug that is able to “perk up” aging stem cells in both the brains and muscles of mice. It is...
View ArticleScientists Develop New Method to Regenerate Bone
Growing Bones It would be wonderful if we could control our fate and alter what we will become. Sadly, at least on a cellular level, that isn’t possible. But although we can’t engineer ourselves (not...
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Scientists Convert Cells into Stem Cells by Squeezing Them
Ready to see what a “little squeeze” can do? It seems that it may be able to convert adult cells into stem cells. The type of stem cells that are of particular medical interest are referred to as...
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