News articles tagged with 'pluripotency'
Scripps Research scientists develop new test for 'pluripotent' stem cells
— 6 Mar 2011 18:59 | Health'Pluripotent' stem cells - which have the potential to mature into almost any cell in the body - are being widely studied for their role in treating a vast array of human diseases and…
Study finds that cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development
— 3 Sep 2010 12:34 | HealthStem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells - kidney, brain, heart or…
Mexican salamander helps uncover mysteries of stem cells and evolution
— 12 Jul 2010 10:54 | BiologyDr Andrew Johnson is speaking today (12 July) at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual conference. He and his team from the University of Nottingham have been using a Mexican aquatic…
Chinese scientists discover marker indicating the developmental potential of stem cells
— 17 Apr 2010 10:23 | HealthResearchers in China are reporting that they have found a way to determine which somatic cells - or differentiated body cells - that have been reprogrammed into a primordial, embryonic-like…
Marking of tissue-specific crucial in embryonic stem cells to ensure proper function
— 17 Dec 2009 10:49 | HealthTissue-specific genes, thought to be dormant or not marked for activation in embryonic stem cells, are indeed marked by transcription factors, with proper marking potentially crucial…
Reprogramming human cells without inserting genes
— 29 Jul 2009 19:08 | HealthA research team comprised of faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Centre (LSBC) and investigators at CellThera, a private company also…
UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells
— 13 Apr 2009 14:16 | HealthA team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent,…
Protein complex shown to play pivotal role in stem cell development in 2 Stanford studies
— 3 Mar 2009 13:44 | HealthScientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein complex important in controlling whether embryonic stem cells retain their ability to become any cell…
Testes stem cell can change into other body tissues
— 6 Jan 2009 11:22 | HealthScientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at UC-San Francisco have succeeded in isolating stem cells from human testes. The cells bear a striking resemblance to embryonic…
Simple recipe turns human skin cells into embryonic stem cell-like cells
— 27 Nov 2007 01:34 | BiologyA simple recipe - including just four ingredients - can transform adult human skin cells into cells that resemble embryonic stem cells, researchers report in an immediate early publication…
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