Scientists seeded mouse embryonic stem cells into “acellular” rat lungs —resulting in empty lung-shaped scaffolds of structural proteins on which the mouse stem cells thrived and differentiated into new cells appropriate to their specific locations. Read More
UTMB (Galveston) Scientists grow new lungs using embryonic stem cells on ‘skeletons’ of old lungs
Ten things patients should know when considering a stem cell treatment
The ISSCR compiled this list of the “Top Ten Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments” to counter some of the exaggerated claims being aggressively promoted on the Internet and in clinics. Read More
Difference between stem cell types found
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine have pinpointed key genetic differences between mouse embryonic stem cells (ES cells) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which might help to explain the lower efficiency and robustness of iPS cells compared to ES cells. Read More
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Excerpts from a complaint sent to members of Congress about the White House domestic policy office’s report “Advancing Stem Cell Science Without Destroying Human Life” was a “misuse and misunderstanding.”
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