Stem Cell News

A snapshot of the portrayal of stem cells in Australian and international media

Scientists Map Epigenome of Human Stem Cells During Development
Science Daily  http://www.sciencedaily.com/ - 04/02/2010
Scientists at The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) led an international effort to build a map that shows in detail how the human genome is modified during embryonic development.

Leukaemia cell 'breakthrough' offers treatment hope
BBC News  http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - 29/01/2010
Scientists believe they have made an important breakthrough in attempts to treat a form of childhood leukaemia.

Skin cells turned directly into neurons
Financial Times  http://www.ft.com/ - 28/01/2010
Stem cell scientists at Stanford University in California announced "a huge step forward" last night, with the publication of research that turned skin into nerve cells without any intermediate step.

Experiment gets science past stem cell stage
Reuters  http://www.reuters.com/ - 27/01/2010
U.S. researchers said on Wednesday they had transformed ordinary mouse skin cells directly into nerve cells in an experiment bypassing the stem cell stage.

Scientists target childhood leukemia cells
News.com.au  http://www.news.com.au - 22/01/2010
Scientists at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne are targeting cells that cause childhood leukaemia and hope it could lead to improved treatment and prevent relapse.

New Concoction Reprograms Differentiated Cells Into Pluripotent Stem Cells
Science Daily  http://www.sciencedaily.com/ - 22/01/2010
In the new issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, Singapore scientists report the surprising discovery that a novel transcription factor, Nr5a2, can replace one of the classical reprogramming factors, Oct4, to significantly increase the efficiency of reprogramming differentiated stem cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).

Cambridge professors announce groundbreaking stem cell research
Varsity  http://www.varsity.co.uk/ - 20/01/2010
Recent stem cell research by Cambridge professors has been hailed as a leap forward in providing future innovations in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Stem cell doctor Trossel denies charges at GMC hearing
BBC News  http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - 11/01/2010
A doctor offering controversial stem cell treatment to multiple sclerosis sufferers has denied charges at the General Medical Council (GMC) today.

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