Skin Cells Turned into Retinal Cells
Through iPS cell technology, scientists turn ordinary skin cells into retinal cells.
August 24, 2009
Through iPS cell technology, scientists turn ordinary skin cells into retinal cells.
Dr. Francis Collins, the newly appointed director of NIH, states his intention for a practical, scientific focus at NIH.
While other countries are still trying to figure out what their federal regulatory laws should be, India is providing a fertile, friendly, and profitable market for new adult stem cell companies.
The University of California at Davis has been awarded two separate multi-million-dollar grants for the study of adult stem cells in the treatment of various neurodegenerative and blood diseases.
The adult stem cell company Stemedica has requested a meeting with the FDA as the first step in the clinical evaluation of its proprietary adult stem cell product for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
In an innovative application of laboratory technology, scientists observe a "movie" of adult stem cells in the process of repairing the brain.