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Stembancc evolves to generate 1,500 induced pluripotent stem cell lines in EU

December 5th, 2012 No comments

     Roche, Pfizer, Sanofi Plan $72.7 M Stem-Cell Bank in U.K. Read more…

Extending the Controversy, Kyoto professor blasts iPS cell research paper

June 8th, 2011 No comments

Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka, an expert in induced pluripotent stem cells, said Read more…

Restoring Partial Spine Mobility with Stem Cells

December 8th, 2010 No comments

Japanese researchers used stem cells to restore partial mobility in a small monkey that had been paralysed from the neck down by a spinal injury. Read more…

Racing to Understand Differences in Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells

July 19th, 2010 No comments

Researchers in Boston and across the world are racing to understand the true nature and utility of these promising cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.  Read more…

Stem Cells Banking

June 20th, 2010 No comments

Scientists are now using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell reprogramming to create banks of stem cells.  The banks will be used to test the toxicity of different drugs using cells from people of different ethnicities which could also supply cells for tissue replacement therapies. Read more…