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Study reveals every bowel tumour and bowel cancer cell have unique genetic fingerprints
Single-cell technology and organoids enable researchers to study cancer-specific processes...
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Stem Cells
Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialised cells and can divide to produce more stem cells.
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The National Institutes of Health announce Biobanking Medical Project
SMi Reports: The National Institutes of Health announce one of the most ambitious medical projects in biobanking, which will commence this spring.
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Early stimulation improves performance of bioengineered human heart cells
Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells to form a model of human adult-like cardiac muscle...
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Expert view: Addressing the big challenges in cell-based assays
As the drug discovery industry takes on the complex disease states that plague our world, the need for more relevant and timely answers from cell-based assays has become a major challenge.
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Researchers discover switch that converts blood vessels to blood stem cells
A team of scientists in the UK and Italy has discovered a switch that instructs blood vessel cells to become blood stem cells during embryonic development in mice. These findings could aid research into new blood cell creation for transplants.
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3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing
Researchers have combined biomaterials-based cell patterning and stem cell technology to make a 3D tissue model that could mimic early stage human heart development...
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Bone marrow stem cells may reverse effects of premature menopause
Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate their ovaries and avoid the effects of premature menopause...
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Case Study: Characterisation of hiPSCs by Phenotypic Screening
Case study detailing a simple, highly reproducible phenotypic screen to characterise human induced pluripotent stem cells...
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Six leading pharma firms to participate at Pharmaceutical Microbiology event in San Diego
SMi’s 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast Conference will be taking place in San Diego, USA on the 7th - 8th June 2018.
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Pancreatic stem cells have potential to regenerate beta cells
Findings pave way for regenerative cell therapies in type 1 diabetes patients...
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Neural stem cell treatment may offer relief for MS
Scientists have shown that skin cells re-programmed into brain stem cells, transplanted into the central nervous system, help reduce inflammation and may be able to help repair damage caused by MS...
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Microengineered intestinal lining mirrors living tissue inside organ-chip
Microengineered Intestine-Chip has the potential to advance personalised treatments for gastrointestinal diseases...
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iPS cells could serve as an effective cancer vaccine
A study in mice has suggested that iPS cells may train the immune system to attack or even prevent tumours...
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Small molecule could make a big difference for arthritis patients
Scientists have discovered a molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and decreases inflammation.
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PGEC-derived organoids produce stable gut and liver tissue
Researchers have bioengineered organs that are free from the risk of tumour growth--and of sufficient volume and size for viable transplant...
