| Glossary |
Stem cell
A cell that can multiply and give rise to a variety of other, more specialised cell types. For example, stem cells in the bone marrow make many different blood cells.
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A toddler has become the youngest person to receive a bioengineered organ, receiving a life-saving windpipe transplant made from her own stem cells... [Read More] |
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The UK's High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify if human parthenotes fall under the definition of a human embryo for the purposes of patentability... [Read More] |
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Brain cells from human embryonic stem cells restore mouse memory function |
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Stem cell therapy has improved memory and learning in brain-damaged mice, according to a study in Nature Biotechnology... [Read More] |
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Human stem cells have been converted into bone cells using a technique called 'nanokicking'... [Read More] |
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Motor neurone disease stem cell trial advances to next phase |
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A neural stem cell therapy aimed at treating the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is set to advance in the USA, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its approval for it to proceed to the next stage of clinical trials... [Read More] |
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Robert Geoffrey Edwards, or 'Bob' as his colleagues and friends knew him, is one of the true giants of the 20th century... [Read More] |
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For the first time, teeth have been grown from human gum cells, in combination with stem cells from mouse embryos... [Read More] |
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The source of stem cell-like cells that can give rise to ovarian cancer in mice has been found, reports a study in the journal Nature... [Read More] |
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Mouse embryonic stem cells are being transported to the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate the impact of long-term space flight on human health.... [Read More] |
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Brain cells engineered from human skin tissue have successfully treated laboratory mice with a deadly nerve disorder with similarities to multiple sclerosis... [Read More] |
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A short strip of genetic material has been used to prevent hereditary deafness in mice... [Read More] |
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For the first time human embryonic stem cells have been used in a 3D printing process and retained the properties that make them unique... [Read More] |
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The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) evade immune cells and drug treatments by hiding in bone marrow stem cells, according to research... [Read More] |
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Aged stem cells can be returned to a younger, more active state by increasing the activity of a single gene... [Read More] |
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In what is thought to be a first, stem cells have been used to generate human kidney tissue... [Read More] |
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The bacteria that cause leprosy appear able to perform an unlikely manoeuvre that scientists are calling 'biological alchemy' - they can infect specialised nervous system cells and change them into stem cells... [Read More] |
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The fiscal cliff featured prominently in the news over Christmas and the New Year. At first I thought that is was some PR story and that Cliff Richard had been rebranded and 'Mistletoe and Wine' would be reissued with the latest X Factor winner... [Read More] |
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| 14 January 2013 - by |
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Tissue derived from induced pluripotent stem cells causes 'limited or no immune response' in mice, a study published in Nature has found... [Read More] |
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Neural stem cells were shown to be effective against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or motor neurone disease, in 11 independent studies on mice with the disease... [Read More] |
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Bone fragments grow in eyelid of unapproved stem cell procedure patient |
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Bone fragments were removed from the eyelid of a woman after a facelift that used her own stem cells yielded some unexpected results... [Read More] |
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Events using this Glossary Item
| Envisioning the Reproductive Medicine of Tomorrow |
| 17 October 2009 Georgia World Congress Centre, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591, USA |
| The 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine... [Read More] |
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| Twin Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine and Stem Cell Biology and Technology |
| 23 September 2009 Razi International Conference Centre, Tehran, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Hemmat Highway 14496, Tehran, Iran |
| The Royan Institute's 10th Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine and 5th Congress on Stem Cell Biology and Technology... [Read More] |
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| International Society of Developmental Biologists Congress |
| 06 September 2009 Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, UK |
| The 16th Congress of the International Society of Developmental Biologists... [Read More] |
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| System Biology Tools and Preclinical Models for Translational Research in Endometriosis and Adhesion Formation: Lessons from Cancer and Inflammation Biology |
| 04 September 2009 Auditorium GA1, Campus Onderwijs en Navorsing, Gasthuisberg Herestraat, Leuven 3000, Belgium |
| A course addressing state-of-the-art research methodology in systems biology... [Read More] |
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| European Molecular Biology Organisation Meeting |
| 29 August 2009 Amsterdam RAI, 22 Europaplein, Amsterdam 1078 GZ, Netherlands |
| The 1st annual conference of the European Molecular Biology Organisation... [Read More] |
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| Pacific Rim Society for Fertility and Sterility Conference |
| 20 August 2009 Taipei International Convention Centre, 1 Hsin Yi Road, Section 5, Taipei 11049, Taiwan |
| The 7th Conference of the Pacific Rim Society for Fertility and Sterility... [Read More] |
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| International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting |
| 08 July 2009 Centre Convencions Internacional, Rambla Prim 1-17, Barcelona 08019, Catalonia, Spain |
| The 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research... [Read More] |
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