Etiqueta: stem cells
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Embryonic Stem Cell Company Burdened With Debt
A controversial embryonic stem cell company in Massachusetts fights to survive as it struggles with increasing debt.
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Creators of Dolly the Sheep and iPS Cells are Awarded the «Asian Nobel Prize»
Sir Ian Wilmut and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka are among those honored at a glittering ceremony in Hong Kong for their pioneering work.
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NeoStem CEO Invited to Address Medical Tourism at Conference
NeoStem CEO, Dr. Robin Smith, will speak about «medical tourism» at the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit.
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Scientists Compare Pluripotent Cell Isolation and Properties
In a visually dramatic graphical representation, Drs. Rudolf Jaenisch and Christopher Lengner describe and contrast the properties of embryonic stem cells and pluripotent cells derived from non-embryonic sources.
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Identity of Mature Cells Successfully Changed
Scientists have transformed one type of adult cell into another type, without the use of stem cells.
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Stanford Researchers Announce Immune Problems With Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers at Stanford University have once again confirmed problems with immune rejection that are inherent in embryonic stem cells.
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Advanced Cell Technology and BioTime Enter Patent Licensing Agreement
Two major biotech companies in the stem cell industry sign yet another licensing agreement.
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Medistem Develops New Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Saving Limbs
The biotech company Medistem demonstrates the therapeutic value of allogeneic endometrial regenerative cells in the treatment of critical limb ischemia.
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Harvard Scientists Engineer Disease-Specific Pluripotent Cell Lines Without the Use of Stem Cells
The Harvard Stem Cell Institute announces the creation of 20 new, non-stem cell, cell lines which target specific diseases.
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Pluristem’s Adult Stem Cell Product Shows Promise as Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
The biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics has developed an adult stem cell product for the prevention of clinical symptoms of multiple sclerosis.