Researchers have discovered that the cells that cause goosebumps are also important for regulating the stem cells that regenerate hair. In the skin, the muscle that contracts to create goosebumps …read more Source:: Science
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Targeting a blood stem cell subset shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing
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•Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to edit long-lived blood stem cells to reverse the clinical symptoms observed with several blood disorders, including sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists grow human esophagus in lab
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•Scientists working to bioengineer the entire human gastrointestinal system in a laboratory now report using pluripotent stem cells to grow human esophageal organoids. This is the first time scientists have …read more Source:: Science
Researchers confine mature cells to turn them into stem cells
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•Recent research has revealed that mature cells can be reprogrammed into re-deployable stem cells without direct genetic modification — by confining them to a defined geometric space for an extended …read more Source:: Science
Robots grow mini-organs from human stem cells
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•A robotic system has been developed to automate the production of human mini-organs derived from stem cells. The ability to rapidly, mass produce organoids promises to expand the use of …read more Source:: Science
From stem cells to a functional heart: The role of the Mesp1 gene
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•Researchers have identified the role of key gene Mesp1 in the earliest step of cardiovascular lineage segregation. This discovery may help to better understand congenital heart defects. …read more Source:: Science
3-D mini brains accelerate research for repairing brain function
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•Hospitals are making mini brains from human stem cells, putting researchers on a fast track to repair the nervous system after injury or disease of the brain and spinal cord. …read more Source:: Science
Cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes?
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•Type 1 diabetes has been successfully reveresed in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of a protein called PD-L1, which is deficient in mice …read more Source:: Science
New type of stem cell line produced offers expanded potential for research and treatments
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•Researchers have created expanded potential stem cells (EPSCs) in mice, for the first time, that have a greater potential for development than current stem cell lines. These stem cells have …read more Source:: Science
Amount of water in stem cells can determine its fate as fat or bone
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•Adding or removing water from a stem cell can change the destiny of the cell to either pre-fat cells or pre-bone cells, researchers have discovered in a new study. …read more Source:: Science